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Failover doesn't work

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Hello,

Today I tried to run a test failover. Replica was active in veeam snapshots was created but replica VM on replica server was off. It want start replica vm.

Can anyone help with this, please?
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Re: Failover doesn't work

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So you have a successfully finished replication job and try to perform failover via Veeam B&R but the replica VM does not start? Do you get any error messages or something?
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Re: Failover doesn't work

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Hello,

No i didn't get any error message. I have successfully finished rep job but when I start failover i want start replica vm. It will create snapshot and it will not shutdown or pause primary VM.

Replica Vm is off.
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Original VM is not shut down automatically on failover. In a real DR situation (when it is required to start replica VM) it is already off, so to test failover you should shut it down manually.
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Okay, I will try that asap

Thank you Foggy
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That said, the fact that replica VM is not started on failover should be investigated closer. Though it's not 100% clear what do you mean saying that it is off, probably it is worth contacting support so they could verify your actions.
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I get this error message
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Please avoid posting log snippets and contact technical support team directly.
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