Live Recovery error - issue with vCenter PSC partners

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

The administrator has freshly installed SRM on two different vCenters configured in Linked Mode. The SRM instances have registered correctly with their respective vCenters. However, in the vCenter interface, the vCenters in Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM) are not properly communicating the installation status

Live Site Recovery reconnect operation failed due to broken PSC replication.

Environment

Live Site Recovery (all versions)

Resolution

Verify the status, partners, and servers using the steps below:

1) SSH into the vCenter appliance

Run this command to change directories to the vmdird folder: cd /usr/lib/vmware-vmdir/bin

2) Use this command to display the current replication status of the PSC and its partner nodes:./vdcrepadmin -f showpartnerstatus -h localhost -u administrator -w Administrator_Password

3) Use this command to display the current partnership from the specified PSC:./vdcrepadmin -f showpartners -h PSC_FQDN -u administrator -w Administrator_Password

4) Run this command to show all PSCs in the vSphere domain:./vdcrepadmin -f showservers -h PSC_FQDN -u administrator -w Administrator_Password

See the reference document for determining replication agreement and status Determining replication agreements and status with the Platform Services Controller (PSC)

If any of the above command results indicate a failure, please raise a support case with the vCenter team for further investigation.