Steps to replace the Replication Gateway appliance
Once the RM and IMS virtual appliances are upgraded to the latest version, the Replication Gateway needs to be replaced with the new Replication Gateway appliance. There are two ways to replace the Replication gateway after the RM and IMS are upgraded.
Replace the Replication Gateway with same IP address and hostname
Replace the Replication Gateway with different IP address and hostname
For more information related to the prerequisites of replace Replication Gateway operation, refer Replacing a Replication Gateway from a gateway pair
Below are the steps to replace the existing gateway with a new Replication Gateway:
Replace the Replication Gateway with same IP address and hostname
Note:
Make sure you do not replace the Replication Gateway and its peer gateway from the Replication Gateway pair simultaneously.
- Login to vSphere client and switch off the existing version of Replication Gateway from source data center by right clicking on the Replication Gateway and select Power Off option.
- Next step is to deploy the new Replication Gateway using the same IP address and hostname. You have to select in which environment you are deploying the Replication gateway and accordingly refer to the following topics:
Deploying the virtual appliance through VMware vSphere Client
Deploying the virtual appliance through Hyper-V Manager
Deploying the virtual appliances in AWS through AWS Marketplace
Deploying the virtual appliances in AWS using OVA files
Deploying the virtual appliances in Azure using PowerShell script
Deploying the virtual appliances in Azure through Azure Marketplace
Deploying the virtual appliances in Google Cloud Platform using OVA files
- Login into RM and navigate to Settings > Infrastructure > Data Mover card mentioned path to check the status of the Replication Gateway is Faulty.
- Add the new Replication Gateway which was deployed in step 2. Perform following steps:
a. Click on + Add Replication Gateway.
b. Provide the IP address and password. Click Submit. The workflow is initiated.
- The status of the Replication Gateway is Healthy after the workflow is complete.
- Right click on the Replication Gateway and select Replace Gateway option.
- Click OK on the Replace Gateway panel. The Replace Gateway workflow is initiated.
- After the workflow is complete, navigate to the Settings > Infrastructure > Data Mover card.
- Verify that the old Replication Gateway is replaced with the new Replication Gateway.
- Navigate to Assets > Replication Appliance. The gateway pair status is in Connected state.
Perform the same steps to replace the Replication Gateway on the target data center.
For Klish options, See Klish menu options for Replication Gateway.
Replace the Replication Gateway with different IP address and hostname
- Login to vSphere client and switch off the existing version of Replication Gateway from source data center by right clicking on the Replication Gateway and select Power Off option.
- Next step is to deploy the new Replication Gateway using the different IP address and hostname. You have to select in which environment you are deploying the Replication gateway and accordingly refer to the following topics:
Deploying the virtual appliance through VMware vSphere Client
- To replace the Replication Gateway, repeat the steps 3-10 from the above procedure Replace the Replication Gateway with same IP address and hostname.
While upgrading the Replication Gateways from older versions to latest version, it is recommended to replace the Replication Gateway. As part of this process, Replication Gateway with the older version needs to be powered off and should not be powered-on. Hence one of the recommendation is to perform log-gather of the Replication Gateway on older gateway appliance before replacing it.
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