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Learning PowerCLI

You're reading from   Learning PowerCLI A comprehensive guide on PowerCLI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2017
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ISBN-13 9781786468017
Length 562 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to PowerCLI FREE CHAPTER 2. Learning Basic PowerCLI Concepts 3. Working with Objects in PowerShell 4. Managing vSphere Hosts with PowerCLI 5. Managing Virtual Machines with PowerCLI 6. Managing Virtual Networks with PowerCLI 7. Managing Storage 8. Managing High Availability and Clustering 9. Managing vCenter Server 10. Patching ESXi Hosts and Upgrading Virtual Machines 11. Managing VMware vCloud Director and vCloud Air 12. Using Site Recovery Manager 13. Using vRealize Operations Manager 14. Using REST API to manage NSX and vRealize Automation 15. Reporting with PowerCLI

Managing recovery plans

Recovery plans are plans that describe the steps to be performed during the execution of a recovery. You can use a recovery plan for a planned migration or a disaster recovery. A recovery plan contains the following information:

  • The name of the recovery plan
  • The location (paired sites) of the recovery plan
  • A protected site
  • The site to which virtual machines in the plan will recover
  • The protection groups to use for the recovery plan
  • The networks to use while running tests of the plan
  • The description of the recovery plan
  • Steps to perform during the execution of the recovery plan

A recovery plan can include one or more protection groups. A protection group can be included in more than one recovery plan.

The steps of the recovery plan can be divided into the following:

  • Test steps
  • Recovery steps
  • Cleanup steps
  • Reprotect steps

In the following sections, Retrieving recovery plans and Running recovery plans, you will learn how to retrieve and run recovery plans. You will also see how to...

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