How to Get VMware vSphere Replication 6.0.0.1 for Free from FirstUploads
VMware vSphere Replication is a powerful solution for disaster recovery and data protection for virtual machines. It allows you to replicate your VMs to another site or cloud provider, and restore them in case of a failure or outage.
VMware vSphere Replication 6.0.0.1-[FirstUploads]
But what if you don't have a license for vSphere Replication? Or what if you want to try it out before buying it? Well, there is a way to get it for free from FirstUploads, a trusted source of software downloads.
In this article, we will show you how to download and install VMware vSphere Replication 6.0.0.1 from FirstUploads, and how to configure it for your VMs.
Step 1: Download VMware vSphere Replication 6.0.0.1 from FirstUploads
The first step is to download the VMware vSphere Replication 6.0.0.1 installation package from FirstUploads. You can find it here: https://firstuploads.com/vmware-vsphere-replication-6-0-0-1.
The file size is about 1.4 GB, so it may take some time depending on your internet speed. Once the download is complete, you will have a zip file named VMware-vSphere_Replication-6.0.0.1-[FirstUploads].zip.
Step 2: Extract the zip file and run the installer
The next step is to extract the zip file and run the installer. You can use any tool that can handle zip files, such as WinZip or 7-Zip.
After extracting the zip file, you will see two folders: one named VMware-vSphere_Replication-Appliance-6.0.0.1-[FirstUploads], and another named VMware-vSphere_Replication-Server-6.0.0.1-[FirstUploads].
The first folder contains the vSphere Replication appliance, which is a virtual machine that runs the vSphere Replication management server and the vSphere Replication server components. The second folder contains the vSphere Replication server add-on, which is an optional component that you can install on your ESXi hosts to improve replication performance.
To install the vSphere Replication appliance, you need to import it into your vCenter Server using the Deploy OVF Template wizard. To install the vSphere Replication server add-on, you need to use the esxcli command on your ESXi hosts.
We will explain both processes in detail below.
Installing the vSphere Replication appliance
To install the vSphere Replication appliance, follow these steps:
Log in to your vCenter Server using the vSphere Web Client or the HTML5 client.
Right-click on any object in the inventory and select Deploy OVF Template.
Browse to the VMware-vSphere_Replication-Appliance-6.0.0.1-[FirstUploads] folder and select the file named VMware-vSphere_Replication-Appliance-6.0.0.xxxxxx.ovf.
Click Next and follow the wizard instructions to specify a name, location, host, cluster, resource pool, datastore, network, and IP settings for the appliance.
Review the summary and click Finish to deploy the appliance.
Wait for the deployment task to complete and power on the appliance.
Open a console window for the appliance and log in as root with the password vmware.
Run the command /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net to configure the network settings for the appliance.
Restart the appliance by running the command reboot.
Log in to the appliance again as root with the password vmware.
Run the command /opt/vmware/hms/bin/configureReplicationAppliance.sh to configure the appliance settings such as hostname, NTP server, certificate, database password, e3ff22d237