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“Understanding Roles and Permissions,” on page 20
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“Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager,” on page 24
SRM Deployment
You must complete several groups of tasks to configure SRM. You complete some tasks in all cases, and you
complete some tasks only for vSphere Replication (VR) or for array based replication. If your environment will
use both types of replication, consider all tasks, but if not, you might need to complete only a subset of the
total possible set of tasks.
The set includes the following tasks:
1 Obtain the latest SRM software and any required patches.
2 Configure the SRM databases at each site.
3 Install SRM at the protected site.
4 Install SRM at the recovery site.
5 Pair sites.
In the case of using VR, complete the following tasks:
1 Deploy a vSphere Replication Management Server (VRMS) at the protected site.
2 Deploy VRMS at the recovery site.
3 Configure a database for VRMS at both sites.
4 Configure both VRMS servers using the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI).
5 Deploy a vSphere Replication Server (VRS) at the recovery site.
6 If bi-directional replication is required, deploy a VR server at the protected site.
7 Register VRS with VRMS.
8 Connect the two VRMS appliances between sites.
In the case of using array based replication, complete the following tasks at both sites:
1 Install Storage Replication Adapters (SRAs).
2 Configure array managers.
After you establish the required infrastructure for VR, arrays, or both, complete the following steps:
1 Configure inventory mappings.
2 Configure placeholder datastores.
3 If you are using VR, configure datastore mappings.
4 Create protection groups.
5 Protect virtual machines.
6 Create recovery plans.
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