This script is used after JetStream DR software has been installed. It works in conjunction with the failover_plan_auto_gen.yml file generated by cpt.py to automatically failover VMs to the recovery site. It does the following:

  • Connects recovery storage (object store) to the recovery site.
  • Adds DRVA(s) and configures the replication log at the recovery site (for CFO, the DRVAs and replication logs already exist).
  • Scans and imports protected domains from the object storage site.
  • Fails over the specified number of CFO domains concurrently; any resulting batches are failed over in order of assigned priority level. Then follows up by failing over non-CFO domains in batches according to assigned priority level.


Syntax

run_FOP.py -f <edited FOP> [-n <concurrent_standard_failover_domains>][-cn <concurrent_CFO_failover_domains>] [-d <delay_between_CFO_domains_failover>]--vc-user <vc_user> --vc-pwd <vc_passwd> -o <output-dir>


Notes

-f: Denotes the failover protection template (failover_plan_auto_gen.yml) that has been edited by the user with site details. It is required.

-n: Denotes the maximum number of non-CFO domains that can be failed over concurrently. Increasing this number allows more tasks to run concurrently reducing the amount of time required to fail over. This value is optional and will default to 1 if no value is specified. (NOTE: Increasing this value may stretch recovery site primary storage.)

-cn: Denotes the maximum number of CFO domains that can be failed over concurrently. Increasing this number allows more tasks to run concurrently reducing the amount of time required to fail over. This value is optional and will default to 1 if no value is specified. (NOTE: Increasing this value may stretch recovery site primary storage.)

-d: Denotes the delay in minutes before starting after the previous batch of CFO domain failover tasks has been submitted. The default value is 0.

--vc-user: Denotes the vCenter Server username.

--vc-pwd: Denotes the vCenter Server password. This is an optional command line input (to be used with scripts). If not included, the user will be prompted to enter the password during execution.

-o: Denotes the directory where the output files will be saved. This parameter is optional.


Example

  • Executes an FOP to failover all protected domains to the recovery site.
  • No “n” value is specified, therefore; protected domains will be failed over one at a time.

run_FOP.py -f failover_plan_auto_gen.yml -n 3 -cn 1 --vc-user <vcenter_username> --vc-pwd <vcenter_passwd> -o /tmp