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In this post, I will show you how to enable disaster recovery replication of Azure virtual machines (VMs) from one region to another region. This will enable your services to survive a massive outage in an Azure data center or region.
Note that this service is in preview at the time of writing this article, so the UI is very likely to change by the time of general availability.
In my demo lab, I have deployed two ARM VMs in a resource group called petri-rg in the Azure North Europe region.
The Virtual Machines Running in North Europe [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
I want to enable replication of these VMs to another region. I have to choose from a region that is in the same geographic cluster as my VMs in North Europe:
The Azure to Azure Site Recovery Geographic Clusters [Image Credit: Microsoft]
I am going to replicate my VMs to West Europe. Here, I will create a recovery services vault in a resource group that is also in West Europe.
Creating a New Recovery Services Vault in West Europe [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
The New Disaster Recovery Site for My Azure Virtual Machines [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
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Open the recovery services vault and click + Replicate. In Source:
Configure the Source for Replicating Azure Virtual Machines [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
Select Azure Virtual Machines to Replicate to Another Region [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
The Default Replication Configuration Can be Customized [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
Customize an Azure Virtual Machine Replication Policy [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
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