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How to perform Failover and Failback using AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) between VMware and AWS environments

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This article provides a detailed step-by-step guide on how to perform failover and failback using AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) between VMware on-premises environments and AWS.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Prerequisites for setting up AWS DRS for failover and failback
  • Scenario 1: Failover from VMware on-premises to AWS using AWS DRS
  • Scenario 2: Failback from AWS to on-premises VMware using the AWS DRS Failback Client
  • Cleanup steps after completing the failover and failback processes
  • Enhancing disaster recovery with AWS DRS Mass Failback Automation Client for large-scale failback operations
  • Benefits of using AWS DRS for disaster recovery between VMware and AWS environments


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