Runbooks can be created to automatically control the startup and operating characteristics of protected VMs as they are restored. A runbook is a set of configuration settings that are applied to protected VMs when the Domain is failed over to the recovery site or failed back to the protected site. Operational parameters that can be defined for runbooks include: VM startup sequence, VM startup delay, allocation of VM memory and CPU, etc.

Runbooks can be used to control individually selected VMs ("Independent VM") or groups of related VMs that need to be recovered together to ensure application consistency ("Runbook Group"). Protected VMs are initially considered Independent VMs and runbook settings can be configured to control the properties of each VM individually. If multiple VMs need to be managed together, they can be included in a runbook group to additionally control their sequence and timing of recovery.


Note: Creation and use of runbooks is optional. VMs of Protected Domains are always recovered together, but the use of runbooks allows their recovery to be further customized and controlled. The following steps can be skipped if runbooks will not be used.

Also see:

Runbook Setup

Runbook Scripts

Runbook Network IP Addresses and Settings