Windows Server 2012

Beyond Virtualization
Hyper-V Replica

What is Hyper-V Replica?

Why should I care?
Technology Overview
Demo
Next Steps

Hyper-V Replica
What is it?

What is Hyper-V Replica?

A virtual machine level replication solution which efficiently replicates data over a
LAN/WAN to a remote (Replica) site without relying on software or hardware
technologies outside of the Windows Server 2012 operating system
New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Role
Storage and Workload agnostic
Servers can be standalone or members of a Failover Cluster
Servers can be members of a workgroup or a domain (same or
different); Primary and Replica servers do not need to be in
the same domain unless part of a Failover Cluster
Managed locally (Hyper-V Manager) or remotely (Hyper-V
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) or System Center
Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
4 Deployment Scenarios
Head Office and Branch Office (HO-BO)
Enterprise Datacenter
Hosting Provider Datacenter
Customer Office and Hosting Provider Datacenter (CrossPremise)

Hyper-V Replica
Why should I care?

Why should I care?

The challenge
Provide business continuity and minimal downtime of virtualized servers during
times of disruption
Hyper-V Replica provides an efficient, cost-effective solutions
Allows a Hyper-V administrator to execute a failover of production workloads to
replica servers at a secondary location within minutes (in the event of fire,
power outage, server failure, etc.)
Provides the necessary management APIs to enable IT management vendors to
build an enterprise class Disaster Recovery solution for customers
Enables Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for hosting providers that host
dedicated/virtual servers for customers
Seamlessly integrates with Clustering and Volume Shadow Services (VSS)
Supports heterogeneous storage between primary and recovery

Hyper-V Replica
Technical Overview

Installation Requirements
Hardware that supports the Hyper-V Role on Windows Server 2012
Sufficient storage on both Primary and Replica servers to host the files used by
virtualized workloads
Network connectivity between the locations hosting the Primary and Replica
servers
Properly configured firewall rules to permit replication between the Primary and
Replica sites
An X.509v3 certificate to support Mutual Authentication with certificates (if
desired or needed)
For detailed certificate requirements, see
http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/03/13/hyper-vreplica-certificate-requirements.aspx

Installation and Configuration

1. Add Hyper-V role on Primary and Replica servers
Add Role and Feature Wizard (ARFW) in Server Manager
Deployment Image and Service Management (DISM)
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V

Server Manager Powershell cmdlet

Install-WindowsFeature Name Hyper-V IncludeManagementTools

2. Run Best Practices Analyzer to confirm

installation and verify functionality
3. Configure Replication

Standalone
Failover Cluster

4. Enable each Virtual Machine for replication

(Enable Replication Wizard)
5. Or use PowerShell
Set-VMReplicationServer -ReplicationEnabled $true AllowedAuthenticationType Integrated -IntegratedAuthenticationPort
$RecoveryPort -DefaultStorageLocation $ReplicaStorageLocation ReplicationAllowedFromAnyServer $true

Architectural Components

Hyper-V Replica
DEMO

Hyper-V Replica Overview

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134172.aspx

System Center 2012 Evaluation Download

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Windows Server 2012 Product Download

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Microsoft Virtual Academy

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Windows Server 2012 Virtual Labs

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/hh968267.aspx