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Table 1-4. How VRMS Uses Network Ports
Default Port Protocol or Description Endpoints or Consumers
80 All traffic to SRM servers through the
vCenter Server proxy.
8043 SOAP VRM and the vCenter Server proxy.
8080 VAMI Web UI Administrator's web browser.
Table 1-5. How VR Servers Use Network Ports
Default Port Protocol or Description Endpoints or Consumers
8123 SOAP Management traffic used by VRMS to
manage the VR Servers.
5480 VAMI Web UI Administrator's web browser.
31031 Initial replication traffic From the ESX host at the protected site
to the VR appliance at recovery site.
44046 Ongoing replication traffic From the ESX host at the protected site
to the VR appliance at recovery site.
Connecting to SRM
Use the vSphere Client to connect to and manage SRM. Ensure you connect using an account that has been
paired with a role that has the necessary permissions.
SRM does not require that you connect to a specific SRM site in an SRM deployment. Changes can be made to
the protected and recovery sites by connecting to a vCenter Server at either site. Completing administrative
tasks on a SRM deployment begins with the following steps:
Procedure
1 Open a vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server for either the protected or recovery site.
Log in using an account that has been granted the permissions required to complete the desired task.
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If sites are not paired, you must select the system to which to connect.
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If sites are paired, you must provide the user name and password for both sites.
2 On the vSphere Client Home page, click the Site Recovery icon.
Once you have clicked the Site Recovery icon, complete the steps prescribed for the particular administrative
task.
SRM adds several roles, each of which include permissions for completing SRM tasks. You can pair users with
these particular roles, enabling them to complete tasks. For more information about the roles that SRM adds
and the privileges required to complete tasks, see “SRM Roles Reference,” on page 21.
Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager
Each SRM server can support up to a certain number of virtual machines, protection groups, datastore groups,
vSphere Replication Management Server (VRMS) instances per host, and vSphere Replication Servers (VRS)
servers per VRMS.
You can run one SRM Server per vCenter Server instance.
The limits for replicated datastore groups and running recovery plans are suggested and not enforced.
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