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12 Dell EMC SC Series: VMware Site Recovery Manager Best Practices | 2007-M-BP-V
3.4 vSphere replication: single protected site
vSphere replication can be used in addition to or in place of array-based replication. Two of the main
advantages of vSphere replication over array-based replication are:
• A granular selection of individual powered-on VMs are replicated instead of entire datastores of VMs.
• vSphere datastore objects abstract the underlying storage vendor, model, protocol, and type. This
means that replication can be carried out between different array models and protocols, including to
local storage.
vSphere replication, along with other feature support for vSphere replication added in SRM 5.1, makes SRM
much more appealing and adaptable as a DR solution for small- to medium-sized organizations with
aggressive storage needs or budget constraints.
Configuration for a single protected site with vSphere replication