Managing recovery virtual machines in clustered environment

A computer-readable device comprising instructions that when executed perform a method, comprising:

• receiving an update request addressed to a clustering broker acting on behalf of a cluster of recovery nodes comprising a targeted recovery node from which a replicated virtual machine has been migrated, the cluster of recovery nodes associated with a client access point (CAP);
• identifying, a current recovery node, in the cluster of recovery nodes which the replicated virtual machine has been migrated;
• sending a network address of the current recovery node to which the replicated virtual machine has been migrated to an address of a primary server comprising a primary virtual machine corresponding to the replicated virtual machine, the network address different than the address;
• and
• extracting a domain name service (DNS) name for at least one recovery node of the cluster of recovery nodes, and appending the DNS name to a CAP name of the CAP for use as a network name for the cluster of recovery nodes.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory comprising instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more processors implement:
• a receiver configured to receive a replication request to replicate a source virtual machine;
• a clustering broker configured to identify a recovery node of a cluster of recovery nodes upon which to place a replicated virtual machine that corresponds to the source virtual machine, the cluster of recovery nodes associated with a client access point (CAP);
• a transmitter configured to respond to the replication request via an address associated with the source virtual machine with a network address of the recovery node upon which the replicated virtual machine is placed, the network address different than the address;
• and
• a component configured to extract a domain name service (DNS) name for at lest one recovery node of the cluster of recovery nodes, and append the DNS name to a CAP name of the CAP for use as a network name for the cluster of recovery nodes.