drs / Client / start_replication

start_replication

drs.Client.start_replication(**kwargs)

Starts replication for a stopped Source Server. This action would make the Source Server protected again and restart billing for it.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.start_replication(
    sourceServerID='string'
)

Parameters:

sourceServerID (string) –

[REQUIRED]

The ID of the Source Server to start replication for.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'sourceServer': {
        'arn': 'string',
        'dataReplicationInfo': {
            'dataReplicationError': {
                'error': 'AGENT_NOT_SEEN'|'SNAPSHOTS_FAILURE'|'NOT_CONVERGING'|'UNSTABLE_NETWORK'|'FAILED_TO_CREATE_SECURITY_GROUP'|'FAILED_TO_LAUNCH_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'FAILED_TO_BOOT_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'FAILED_TO_AUTHENTICATE_WITH_SERVICE'|'FAILED_TO_DOWNLOAD_REPLICATION_SOFTWARE'|'FAILED_TO_CREATE_STAGING_DISKS'|'FAILED_TO_ATTACH_STAGING_DISKS'|'FAILED_TO_PAIR_REPLICATION_SERVER_WITH_AGENT'|'FAILED_TO_CONNECT_AGENT_TO_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'FAILED_TO_START_DATA_TRANSFER',
                'rawError': 'string'
            },
            'dataReplicationInitiation': {
                'nextAttemptDateTime': 'string',
                'startDateTime': 'string',
                'steps': [
                    {
                        'name': 'WAIT'|'CREATE_SECURITY_GROUP'|'LAUNCH_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'BOOT_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'AUTHENTICATE_WITH_SERVICE'|'DOWNLOAD_REPLICATION_SOFTWARE'|'CREATE_STAGING_DISKS'|'ATTACH_STAGING_DISKS'|'PAIR_REPLICATION_SERVER_WITH_AGENT'|'CONNECT_AGENT_TO_REPLICATION_SERVER'|'START_DATA_TRANSFER',
                        'status': 'NOT_STARTED'|'IN_PROGRESS'|'SUCCEEDED'|'FAILED'|'SKIPPED'
                    },
                ]
            },
            'dataReplicationState': 'STOPPED'|'INITIATING'|'INITIAL_SYNC'|'BACKLOG'|'CREATING_SNAPSHOT'|'CONTINUOUS'|'PAUSED'|'RESCAN'|'STALLED'|'DISCONNECTED',
            'etaDateTime': 'string',
            'lagDuration': 'string',
            'replicatedDisks': [
                {
                    'backloggedStorageBytes': 123,
                    'deviceName': 'string',
                    'replicatedStorageBytes': 123,
                    'rescannedStorageBytes': 123,
                    'totalStorageBytes': 123
                },
            ],
            'stagingAvailabilityZone': 'string'
        },
        'lastLaunchResult': 'NOT_STARTED'|'PENDING'|'SUCCEEDED'|'FAILED',
        'lifeCycle': {
            'addedToServiceDateTime': 'string',
            'elapsedReplicationDuration': 'string',
            'firstByteDateTime': 'string',
            'lastLaunch': {
                'initiated': {
                    'apiCallDateTime': 'string',
                    'jobID': 'string',
                    'type': 'RECOVERY'|'DRILL'
                },
                'status': 'PENDING'|'IN_PROGRESS'|'LAUNCHED'|'FAILED'|'TERMINATED'
            },
            'lastSeenByServiceDateTime': 'string'
        },
        'recoveryInstanceId': 'string',
        'replicationDirection': 'FAILOVER'|'FAILBACK',
        'reversedDirectionSourceServerArn': 'string',
        'sourceCloudProperties': {
            'originAccountID': 'string',
            'originAvailabilityZone': 'string',
            'originRegion': 'string'
        },
        'sourceProperties': {
            'cpus': [
                {
                    'cores': 123,
                    'modelName': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'disks': [
                {
                    'bytes': 123,
                    'deviceName': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'identificationHints': {
                'awsInstanceID': 'string',
                'fqdn': 'string',
                'hostname': 'string',
                'vmWareUuid': 'string'
            },
            'lastUpdatedDateTime': 'string',
            'networkInterfaces': [
                {
                    'ips': [
                        'string',
                    ],
                    'isPrimary': True|False,
                    'macAddress': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'os': {
                'fullString': 'string'
            },
            'ramBytes': 123,
            'recommendedInstanceType': 'string',
            'supportsNitroInstances': True|False
        },
        'sourceServerID': 'string',
        'stagingArea': {
            'errorMessage': 'string',
            'stagingAccountID': 'string',
            'stagingSourceServerArn': 'string',
            'status': 'EXTENDED'|'EXTENSION_ERROR'|'NOT_EXTENDED'
        },
        'tags': {
            'string': 'string'
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  • sourceServer (dict) –

    The Source Server that this action was targeted on.

    • arn (string) –

      The ARN of the Source Server.

    • dataReplicationInfo (dict) –

      The Data Replication Info of the Source Server.

      • dataReplicationError (dict) –

        Error in data replication.

        • error (string) –

          Error in data replication.

        • rawError (string) –

          Error in data replication.

      • dataReplicationInitiation (dict) –

        Information about whether the data replication has been initiated.

        • nextAttemptDateTime (string) –

          The date and time of the next attempt to initiate data replication.

        • startDateTime (string) –

          The date and time of the current attempt to initiate data replication.

        • steps (list) –

          The steps of the current attempt to initiate data replication.

          • (dict) –

            Data replication initiation step.

            • name (string) –

              The name of the step.

            • status (string) –

              The status of the step.

      • dataReplicationState (string) –

        The state of the data replication.

      • etaDateTime (string) –

        An estimate of when the data replication will be completed.

      • lagDuration (string) –

        Data replication lag duration.

      • replicatedDisks (list) –

        The disks that should be replicated.

        • (dict) –

          A disk that should be replicated.

          • backloggedStorageBytes (integer) –

            The size of the replication backlog in bytes.

          • deviceName (string) –

            The name of the device.

          • replicatedStorageBytes (integer) –

            The amount of data replicated so far in bytes.

          • rescannedStorageBytes (integer) –

            The amount of data to be rescanned in bytes.

          • totalStorageBytes (integer) –

            The total amount of data to be replicated in bytes.

      • stagingAvailabilityZone (string) –

        AWS Availability zone into which data is being replicated.

    • lastLaunchResult (string) –

      The status of the last recovery launch of this Source Server.

    • lifeCycle (dict) –

      The lifecycle information of this Source Server.

      • addedToServiceDateTime (string) –

        The date and time of when the Source Server was added to the service.

      • elapsedReplicationDuration (string) –

        The amount of time that the Source Server has been replicating for.

      • firstByteDateTime (string) –

        The date and time of the first byte that was replicated from the Source Server.

      • lastLaunch (dict) –

        An object containing information regarding the last launch of the Source Server.

        • initiated (dict) –

          An object containing information regarding the initiation of the last launch of a Source Server.

          • apiCallDateTime (string) –

            The date and time the last Source Server launch was initiated.

          • jobID (string) –

            The ID of the Job that was used to last launch the Source Server.

          • type (string) –

            The Job type that was used to last launch the Source Server.

        • status (string) –

          Status of Source Server’s last launch.

      • lastSeenByServiceDateTime (string) –

        The date and time this Source Server was last seen by the service.

    • recoveryInstanceId (string) –

      The ID of the Recovery Instance associated with this Source Server.

    • replicationDirection (string) –

      Replication direction of the Source Server.

    • reversedDirectionSourceServerArn (string) –

      For EC2-originated Source Servers which have been failed over and then failed back, this value will mean the ARN of the Source Server on the opposite replication direction.

    • sourceCloudProperties (dict) –

      Source cloud properties of the Source Server.

      • originAccountID (string) –

        AWS Account ID for an EC2-originated Source Server.

      • originAvailabilityZone (string) –

        AWS Availability Zone for an EC2-originated Source Server.

      • originRegion (string) –

        AWS Region for an EC2-originated Source Server.

    • sourceProperties (dict) –

      The source properties of the Source Server.

      • cpus (list) –

        An array of CPUs.

        • (dict) –

          Information about a server’s CPU.

          • cores (integer) –

            The number of CPU cores.

          • modelName (string) –

            The model name of the CPU.

      • disks (list) –

        An array of disks.

        • (dict) –

          An object representing a data storage device on a server.

          • bytes (integer) –

            The amount of storage on the disk in bytes.

          • deviceName (string) –

            The disk or device name.

      • identificationHints (dict) –

        Hints used to uniquely identify a machine.

        • awsInstanceID (string) –

          AWS Instance ID identification hint.

        • fqdn (string) –

          Fully Qualified Domain Name identification hint.

        • hostname (string) –

          Hostname identification hint.

        • vmWareUuid (string) –

          vCenter VM path identification hint.

      • lastUpdatedDateTime (string) –

        The date and time the Source Properties were last updated on.

      • networkInterfaces (list) –

        An array of network interfaces.

        • (dict) –

          Network interface.

          • ips (list) –

            Network interface IPs.

            • (string) –

          • isPrimary (boolean) –

            Whether this is the primary network interface.

          • macAddress (string) –

            The MAC address of the network interface.

      • os (dict) –

        Operating system.

        • fullString (string) –

          The long name of the Operating System.

      • ramBytes (integer) –

        The amount of RAM in bytes.

      • recommendedInstanceType (string) –

        The recommended EC2 instance type that will be used when recovering the Source Server.

      • supportsNitroInstances (boolean) –

        Are EC2 nitro instance types supported when recovering the Source Server.

    • sourceServerID (string) –

      The ID of the Source Server.

    • stagingArea (dict) –

      The staging area of the source server.

      • errorMessage (string) –

        Shows an error message that occurred when DRS tried to access the staging source server. In this case StagingArea$status will have value EXTENSION_ERROR

      • stagingAccountID (string) –

        Account ID of the account to which source server belongs. If this source server is extended - shows Account ID of staging source server.

      • stagingSourceServerArn (string) –

        Arn of the staging source server if this source server is extended

      • status (string) –

        Status of Source server extension. Possible values: (a) NOT_EXTENDED - This is a source server that is replicating in the current account. (b) EXTENDED - Source server is extended from a staging source server. In this case, the value of stagingSourceServerArn is pointing to the Arn of the source server in the staging account. (c) EXTENSION_ERROR - Some issue occurred when accessing staging source server. In this case, errorMessage field will contain an error message that explains what happened.

    • tags (dict) –

      The tags associated with the Source Server.

      • (string) –

        • (string) –

Exceptions

• drs.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException

• drs.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException

• drs.Client.exceptions.ConflictException

• drs.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException

• drs.Client.exceptions.UninitializedAccountException