System information

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Deploy vSphere Replication appliances on both sites and configure the connection between the
appliances.
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Configure virtual machines for replication using either array-based replication or vSphere Replication,
as appropriate.
NOTE Do not attempt to configure vSphere Replication on a virtual machine that resides on a datastore
that you replicate by using array-based replication.
You create array-based protection groups for virtual machines that you configure with array-based
replication, and vSphere Replication protection groups for virtual machines that you configure with
vSphere Replication. You cannot mix replication types in a protection group. You can mix array-based
protection groups and vSphere Replication protection groups in the same recovery plan.
Figure 2‑4. Site Recovery Manager Architecture with Array-Based Replication and vSphere Replication
Recovery Site
ESXi
Server
VR Agent
ESXi
Server
VR Agent
vCenter Server
VMFS
VMFS
Storage
VMFS
VMFS
Storage
Array based replication
ESXi
Server
VR Agent
SRM Server
VR Appliance
Network
File Copy
ESXi
SRM Server
Additional
VR Server
Network
File Copy
ESXi
VR Appliance
vSphere replication
SRA
vCenter Server
SRA
SRM plug-in
vSphere Web Client
Protected Site
SRM plug-in
vSphere Web Client
Site Recovery Manager Administration
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