For Live Sync jobs, the Job Controller tab shows the Operation Type value as Replication. Separate Live Sync jobs run for virtual machines in different subclients.
For destination virtual machines created by Live Sync, any changes on the destination virtual machine are discarded, and the latest changes from the source VM are applied so that the source and destination machines remain in sync.
If the destination virtual machine is powered on, the Live Sync fails.
If a Live Sync operation cannot be completed successfully after three attempts, the job fails. Live Sync jobs can be retried three times; after three failures for a virtual machine, Live Sync is disabled for that virtual machine.
After each successful replication for a virtual machine, Live Sync creates a snapshot for the VM that can be used with validation. When the destination VM is viewed in the vSphere Datastore Browser, the provisioned size for the destination VM can be larger than for the source VM because additional space is required for the snapshot. Do not delete the snapshot; if no snapshot is found for a VM a full Live Sync is performed.
In the Job Details dialog box (available from the Job Controller or restore history), the Virtual Machine Status tab provides status information for VMs. Double-click the row for a VM to view the following information for that virtual machine:
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Destination VM: The name of the destination virtual machine.
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Host: The host name for the machine where the destination virtual machine resides.
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Status: The job status of the Live Sync operation for the VM (such as Completed, Waiting, Pending, or Failed).
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Failure Reason: For failed Live Sync operations, a brief description of the reason for the failure.
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Proxy: The name of the proxy that performed the Live Sync operation.
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VMWare Tools: Whether VMware Tools is installed and running on the VM.
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Transport Mode: The transport mode for the job: nbd, nbdssl, nas, san, or hotadd.
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Validation Status: The result of validation for the destination VM by powering the VM on and off:
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Success - The destination VM is usable.
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Failure - The destination VM failed validation.
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Not Validated (VMware Tools Not Installed) - Validation was not performed because VMware tools were not installed on the source VM.
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Not Validated (Option Not Selected) - Validation was not performed because the Validate Destination VM option was not selected.
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Not Validated - Validation was not attempted (for example, because the job failed). This value is the default; it is used if a more specific value cannot be determined.
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Restored Size: The size of the destination VM.
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Sync Status: The replication status for the destination virtual machine.
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Last Synced Backup Job: The job ID for the last backup job that was applied to the destination VM.