Complete table of all FOP execution parameters:


Category

Parameter

Value

Comment

Mandatory

Cluster Name

Cluster Name


Cluster where VMs will be failed over.

  • This value can be configured, as necessary.


Datastore

Datastore Name


Specify the datastore from where the DRVA should be deployed. 

  • Any datastore from the environment can be selected.


Domain Name Prefix

Domain Name Prefix


Filter protected domains with matching prefix value(s) for failover.

  • Separate multiple values with comma.


Force Failover Prefix

Force Failover Prefix


Filter protected domains with matching prefix value(s) for forced failover.

  • Separate multiple values with comma.


vCenter Host

Hostname

FQDN, 
IP Address

Fully qualified domain name or IP address to access the recovery site vCenter Server.



Username


Username to access vCenter Server host.

X


Password


Password to access vCenter Server host.

X

Management Server

Hostname

FQDN, 
IP Address

Fully qualified domain name or IP address to access the Management Server (MSA).


DRVA

Name


Name of the DRVA to use for failover.

  • An existing DRVA can be used by specifying its name.
  • Otherwise, a new DRVA will be created using the name entered.



Number of CPU cores


Number of cores for DRVA.

X


Memory in GB

GB

DRVA memory size.

X


Datastore


Datastore used by DRVA.

X


Internal Network Name


Name of internal network used to connect the Host (IOFilter) to the DRVA Data Network.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Replication Network Name


Name of network used to connect DRVAs to the object store.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Management Network Name


Name of network used by MSA to access DRVAs.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Replication Log Network Name


Name of network used to connect DRVAs to an iSCSI-based replication log.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Default Gateway Network


Name of network used to connect gateway.



Configure Static IP Address


Configure static IP details for above networks.



IP Address


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


Subnet Mask


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


DNS


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


Replication Log Type

VMDK, iSCSI
  • Replication log volume type.



iSCSI Network Target Host 1 (default)


iSCSI host name when WB cache mode is iSCSI.

  • This option and related parameters do not appear if iSCSI is not used.



Port


iSCSI port number.



IQN


iSCSI Qualified Name of the LUN.



Force Format LUN


Force the LUN to be fully formatted then add it as a replication log volume.

  • This option is necessary if the LUN is already attached to another DRVA/host and cannot otherwise be added as a replication log.



+ (Add target host)


Create additional iSCSI Network Target Host.



x (Remove target host)


Remove iSCSI Network Target Host

  • Target Host 1 (default) cannot be removed.


Storage Site:
Azure Blob

Storage Site Type

Azure, Cloudian, MinIO, none

Object storage type to use. 

  • If Azure selected, the following parameters are used.



Storage Site Name


Unique name to identify the storage site.



Access Type

Key Access, AAD

Access type to connect to Azure Blob storage.

  • If Key Access: Connection String must be specified.
  • If AAD: Account Name must be specified.



Azure Connection String


Azure connection string for key-based access.

  • Can be omitted if AAD is used.



Azure Account Name


Azure account name for AAD access.

  • Can be omitted if key access is used.



Use SSL


Use SSL to communicate with Azure Blob storage.


Storage Site:
Cloudian

Storage Site Type

Azure, Cloudian, MinIO, none

Object storage type to use. 

  • If Cloudian selected, the following parameters are used.



Storage Site Name


Unique name to identify the storage site.



Access Key ID


Cloudian key ID.



Secret Access Key


Cloudian secret access key.



Hostname


Cloudian hostname.



Port #


Cloudian port # (if any).



Use SSL


Use SSL to communicate with Cloudian storage.


Storage Site:
MinIO

Storage Site Type

Azure, Cloudian, MinIO, none

Object storage type to use. 

  • If MinIO selected, the following parameters are used.



Storage Site Name


Unique name to identify the storage site.



Access Key ID


MinIO key ID.



Secret Access Key


MinIO secret access key.



Hostname


MinIO hostname.



Port #


MinIO port # (if any).



Use SSL


Use SSL to communicate with MinIO storage.



Verify SSL


Verify SSL connection to MinIO storage.


Edit Domain

Domain Name


Name of the protected domain being failed over.

  • Imported from the object store being used for failover.
  • For reference. Not user editable.

X


DRVA


Name of the protected domain’s DRVA.

  • For reference. Not user editable.

X


Priority

1-5

Priority level of the protected domain.

  • For reference. Not user editable.

X


PIT Window Size

Days

PITR window size of the protected domain.

  • For reference. Not user editable.

X


Storage Site


Name of the protected domain’s object store.

  • For reference. Not user editable.



Admin Mode


Additional settings can be modified after plan generation, if necessary.
Select the checkbox to edit, otherwise use default values.

  • Estimated capacity of object store in GB. (Default : 200 GB)
  • Protected domain section size in KB. (Default : 67108864 KB)



Section Size

KB

Protected domain section size.



Replication network to storage site (RocVA)


Name of the network to connect the DRVA to the object store.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Host (IOFilter) to DRVA data network (RocVA)


Name of the internal network to connect the Host (IOFilter) to the DRVA Data Network.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Management Network Name (RocVA)


Name of the network used by MSA to access DRVAs.

  • Enabling static IP will allow additional static IP details to be configured.

X


Default Gateway Network


Name of network used to connect gateway.



Configure Static IP Address


Configure static IP details for above networks.



IP Address


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


Subnet Mask


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


DNS


  • Required if static IP is used.

X


VM Folder Name


Folder where failed over VMs will be created.

  • E.g., “Discovered Virtual Machines”
  • System default value will be used if left blank.



Resource Pool Name


Resource pool where failed over VMs will be created.

  • E.g., “Resource-Pool-1”
  • System default value will be used if left blank.



Storage Policy Name


Storage policy to attach to failed over VMs.

  • E.g., “Storage Policy-1”
  • System default value will be used if left blank.



Estimated Data

KB

Estimated sized of data to be failed over.

  • Value is calculated by CPT and is not user editable.



Network Adapters


Network adapter to be used by failed over VMs.



VM Credentials


Credentials for failed over VMs.

  • Use to set static IP for individual VMs being failed over.
    (Alternately, static IP can be set after failover is complete.)
  • Configure network details for VMs separately in runbook.
  • Add credentials individually, as needed.
  • Credential format: (username:password).
  • VM credentials entered directly will take precedence over VM pattern credentials (see below).



VM Pattern Credentials


A regular expression can be used as a pattern to match multiple VMs by name to a single set of credentials.

  • Example pattern : Fs086*
  • Credential format: (username:password)