Adding Customization Scripts for a Recovery Group

You can add a custom scripts to all VMs in a recovery group. Custom scripts can be configured for the following scenarios:

Pre-failover scripts run only before planned failovers. Pre-failover scripts do not run before unplanned failovers.

Before You Begin

Review the following information before configuring a pre or post script for the recovery group destination.

To use pre or post scripts, you must have the following components configured:

You can use the following scripts for each vendor:

Amazon

Azure

VMware

You can configure a custom script that runs on the source VM before all failover operations.

When you add a recovery group, in the Configure recovery group tool, go to the Target tab.
Under Customization scripts, configure custom scripts:
Beside Pre-failover, click the action button, and then select Configure.
The Configure pre-failover script dialog box appears.
Enter the following information:
- Path type: Enter the full UNC network path for the pre script, including the name of the script.
- Path: Enter the location of the script file.
- UNC Credentials: Enter credentials or use a set of saved credentials that have access to the UNC network:
  - Enter credentials: Select this option to manually enter the user name and password for the UNC network.
    Username: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
    Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Use saved credentials: Select this option to use a set of credentials that were previously saved for the UNC network.
    Credentials: Select a saved set of credentials.
    Add button : Click this button and then enter and save a set of credentials.
- VM Guest Options: To use a VM Guest to access the script location, enter the following information:
  - User name: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
  - Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Confirm password: Enter the same password.
Click Save.

You can configure a custom script that runs on the destination (recovery) VM after a failover operation.

When you add a recovery group, in the Configure recovery group tool, go to the Target tab.
Under Customization scripts, configure custom scripts:
Beside Post-failover, click the action button, and then select Configure.
The Configure post-failover script dialog box appears.
Enter the following information:
- Path: Enter the location of the script file.
- UNC Credentials: Enter credentials or use a set of saved credentials that have access to the UNC network:
  - Enter credentials: Select this option to manually enter the user name and password for the UNC network.
    Username: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
    Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Use saved credentials: Select this option to use a set of credentials that were previously saved for the UNC network.
    Credentials: Select a saved set of credentials.
    Add button : Click this button and then enter and save a set of credentials.
Click Save.

You can configure a custom script that runs on the source VM before a failback operation.

When you add a recovery group, in the Configure recovery group tool, go to the Target tab.
Under Customization scripts, configure custom scripts:
Beside Pre-failback, click the action button, and then select Configure.
The Configure pre-failback script dialog box appears.
Enter the following information:
- Path: Enter the location of the script file.
- UNC Credentials: Enter credentials or use a set of saved credentials that have access to the UNC network:
  - Enter credentials: Select this option to manually enter the user name and password for the UNC network.
    Username: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
    Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Use saved credentials: Select this option to use a set of credentials that were previously saved for the UNC network.
    Credentials: Select a saved set of credentials.
    Add button : Click this button and then enter and save a set of credentials.
Click Save.

You can configure a custom script that runs on the source VM after a failback operation.

When you add a recovery group, in the Configure recovery group tool, go to the Target tab.
Under Customization scripts, configure custom scripts:
Beside Post-failback, click the action button, and then select Configure.
The Configure post-failback script dialog box appears.
Enter the following information:
- Path type: Enter the full UNC network path for the pre script, including the name of the script.
- Path: Enter the location of the script file.
- UNC Credentials: Enter credentials or use a set of saved credentials that have access to the UNC network:
  - Enter credentials: Select this option to manually enter the user name and password for the UNC network.
    Username: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
    Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Use saved credentials: Select this option to use a set of credentials that were previously saved for the UNC network.
    Credentials: Select a saved set of credentials.
    Add button : Click this button and then enter and save a set of credentials.
- VM Guest Options: To use a VM Guest to access the script location, enter the following information:
  - User name: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
  - Password: Enter the password for the user account.
  - Confirm password: Enter the same password.
Click Save.