Start-SpbmReplicationFailover

This cmdlet performs a failover of the devices in the specified replication groups. This cmdlet should be called at the replication target location. After the operation succeeds, the devices will be ready to be registered by using the virtual machine file path.

Syntax

-ReplicationGroup  <SpbmReplicationGroup[]>
[-CheckOnly]
[-PointInTimeReplica  <SpbmPointInTimeReplica[]>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server  <VIServer[]>]
[-SourceVvolIdMap  <Hashtable>]
[-Unplanned]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
ReplicationGroup
SpbmReplicationGroup[] named
  • wildcards
  • pipeline
  • Specifies the target replication groups to failover at.
    optional
    CheckOnly
    SwitchParameter named Does not perform the failover, but checks if the configuration is correct to perform the failover.
    optional
    PointInTimeReplica
    SpbmPointInTimeReplica[] named Specifies the point in time replica object you want to use for the corresponding replication group failover. If no replica is specified for a replication group, the latest available replica is used by default by the VASA provider. If more than one replica is specified for a replication group, a non-terminating error is generated for that replication group.
    optional
    RunAsync
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter, run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
    optional
    Server
    VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
  • Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet.
    optional
    SourceVvolIdMap
    Hashtable named This parameter is no longer required and will be removed in a future release. This will contain a map of sourceVvolId (of the devices) to containerId (of the VVol datastore) for all the devices in the specified replication groups.
    optional
    Unplanned
    SwitchParameter named Specifies an unplanned failover.

    Output

    System.String

    Examples


    Example 1

    Start-SpbmReplicationFailover -ReplicationGroup $targetRg -CheckOnly

    Checks whether the target replication group has the correct configuration to perform the failover.

    Example 2

    Start-SpbmReplicationFailover -ReplicationGroup $targetRg -Unplanned

    Performs an unplanned failover on the $targetRg target replication group.

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