QuickSpecs
VMware Site Recovery
Manager
(SRM)
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is an extension to VMware vCenter that delivers
business-continuity and disaster-recovery solution that helps you plan, test, and execute the
recovery of vCenter virtual machines. SRM can discover and manage replicated datastores, and
automate migration of inventory from one vCenter to another. Site Recovery Manager integrates
with the underlying replication product through a Storage Replication Adapter (SRA).
HP P2000 Site Recovery Adapter (SRA)
The HP P2000 SRA, a free-to-use plugin, is the program that integrates the VMware cCenter SRM
with HP P2000 G3 arrays. It enables full-featured use of the VMware SRM. It is a host-software
component installed on a Microsoft Windows Server that enables disaster recovery management
(DRM) software on the host to communicate and control certain aspects of the replication feature
in storage systems connected to the server. It allows the VMware SRM software to automatically
coordinate virtual machine failover and failback between a protected data center and a disaster
recovery site by employing a disaster recovery solution called Remote Snap. A perfect combination
of the Remote Snap replication and VMware SRM provides an unfailing automated solution for
implementing and testing the disaster recovery between sites located across geographies. It
enables communication between the HP P2000 Remote Snap replication functionality that is
embedded in HP P2000 Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Combo Fibre Channel systems. Users are
required to acquire Remote Snap license for their local and remote HP P2000 G3 arrays to use the
HP P2000 SRA.
Site Recovery Manager Requirements/Dependencies:
Requires vSphere 5.0/SRM 5.0
Not compatible with SRM 4.x
Requires HP's P2000 SRA 2.0 Plug-in (downloadable from Hp.com)
SRM works with Remote Snap functionality
Requires purchase of P2000 G3 Remote Snap licenses (one for each site)
Customers must upgrade to T240 or the latest firmware
SRM works with FC, iSCSI or Combo controllers only
HP Insight Control
Storage Module for
vCenter
HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter
HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter is a component within the HP Insight Control plug-
in for vCenter. It provides VMware administrators that are using VMware's vSphere management
console (vCenter) with the ability to see how virtual machines are mapped to datastores and
individual P2000 volumes. By providing these clear relationships between VM's, datastores and
storage, the VMware administrator's productivity increases, as does the ability to ensure quality of
service. Roles for administrators can be defined on an individual basis, providing the ability to apply
specific permissions for both view and control functions.
The HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter supports mixed array environments including
EVA, P4000, P2000 (MSA), and the XP array series including the P9500.
When deployed with the P2000 array, provides the following:
Active Management functionality for the P2000 array:
Create/Expand/Delete a Datastore
Create a Virtual Machine from a template
Monitors the health and status of the P2000
Displays LUN / volume connections from VMs and ESX servers to the arrays and provides
the location and attributes of the P2000 within the SAN
Identifies what storage features are available to allow administrators to match the features
available on the P2000 to their requirements
Provide a cluster-level view of the storage
QuickSpecs
HP MSA P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array System
Optional Software
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