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Table Of Contents
- Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Administering VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Installing and Updating Site Recovery Manager
- Configuring the SRM Database
- About the vSphere Replication Management Database
- Install the SRM Server
- Upgrading SRM
- Install Storage Replication Adapters
- Install the SRM Client Plug-In
- Connect the Sites
- Revert to a Previous Release
- Repair or Modify the Installation of a Site Recovery Manager Server
- Install the SRM License Key
- Establishing Inventory Mappings and Placeholder Datastores
- Configuring Array-Based Protection
- Installing vSphere Replication Servers
- Creating Protection Groups and Replicating Virtual Machines
- Limitations to Protection and Recovery of Virtual Machines
- Create Array-Based Protection Groups
- Create vSphere Replication Protection Groups
- Configure Replication for a Single Virtual Machine
- Configure Replication for Multiple Virtual Machines
- Replicate Virtual Machines Using Physical Couriering
- Move a Virtual Machine to a New vSphere Replication Server
- Apply Inventory Mappings to All Members of a Protection Group
- Recovery Plans and Reprotection
- Customizing Site Recovery Manager
- Customizing a Recovery Plan
- Configure Protection for a Virtual Machine or Template
- Configure Resource Mappings for a Virtual Machine
- Configure SRM Alarms
- Working with Advanced Settings
- Troubleshooting SRM
- Index
Contents
About This Book 7
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Administering VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 9
SRM Deployment 10
Protected Sites and Recovery Sites 11
Array-Based Replication 11
vSphere Replication 12
About Protection Groups and Recovery Plans 13
Testing and Running a Recovery Plan 14
About Reprotect 16
About Failback 16
About the Site Recovery Manager Database 16
SRM and VMware vCenter Server 17
SRM Licensing 18
SRM Authentication 18
Requirements When Using Public Key Certificates 19
Understanding Roles and Permissions 20
Assign Roles and Permissions 21
SRM Roles Reference 21
SRM Network Ports 23
Connecting to SRM 24
Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager 24
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Installing and Updating Site Recovery Manager 27
Configuring the SRM Database 28
Microsoft SQL Server Configuration 28
Oracle Server Configuration 28
DB2 Server Configuration 29
About the vSphere Replication Management Database 29
Configure the VRM Database 29
Install the SRM Server 31
Upgrading SRM 33
Prepare for SRM Upgrade 34
Update the SRM Server 35
Upgrade the SRM Client Plug-In 36
Configure the Upgraded SRM Installation 36
SRM Migration Utility 37
Install Storage Replication Adapters 38
Install the SRM Client Plug-In 38
Connect the Sites 39
Revert to a Previous Release 40
Repair or Modify the Installation of a Site Recovery Manager Server 40
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