Using an existing VM for initial replication in Hyper-V Replica
First published on TECHNET on Aug 27, 2013 Hyper-V Replica provides three methods to do initial replication:Send data over the network (Online IR)Send data using external media (OOB IR)Use an existing virtual machine as the initial copyEach option for initial replication has a specific scenario for which it excels.
Types of failover operations in Hyper-V Replica – Part I – Test Failover
First published on TECHNET on Jul 25, 2012 If you are wondering “I have enabled replication and it looks like everything is in progress, but how do I know that I am truly protected”, then keep reading the next few posts as we walk you through the various types of failover, how and when to use them and the gotchas in different deployments.Save network bandwidth by using Out-of-Band Initial Replication method in Hyper-V Replica
First published on TECHNET on Jun 28, 2013 In our recent conversation with customers about Hyper-V Replica, the questions that came up from a few customers was –Is there a way to perform the Initial Replication (IR) for VMs without stressing our organizations internet bandwidth?Initial replication of our VMs take weeks to complete, is there a faster way to get the data across to our secondary datacenter?The answer is “Yes”.
