Understanding Replication Tracking (RTVM) and Placement in VMware Cloud Director Availability with Independent Disks

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

Replications using the replication tracking placement solution (RT VM) cannot be reverted to the independent disk placement mechanism.

Option “Configure Replication Tracking" is greyed out.

Existing replications using independent disk placement switch to RT VM during a failover.

Environment

VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.7.x

VMware Cloud Director 10.5.x

Resolution

Starting VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.7, when using a supported version of VMware Cloud Director in the destination site, then RT VM replaces the independent disk as the placement and reporting solution.

All new replications automatically use RT VM when using VMware Cloud Director 10.5.1 or later and VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.7 and later.

Once configured as replication tracking (RT VM), the placement solution of a replication cannot revert to independent disk.

Additional Information

Replication tracking placement solution

VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.7 Release Notes