5.0
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
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SRM object permissions in vSphere
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Custom alarms and alarm actions
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Test plan histories
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Security certificates
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Mass IP customization files (CSVs)
New Behavior for 5.0
Because of the significant changes introduce in SRM 5.0, including modifications to the database schemas, an
upgrade while the system is running is not possible.
As a result, the upgrade process involves taking an existing installation offline, upgrading the SRM server and
vSphere Clients, and then migrating existing 4.1 inventory information to the SRM database.
Upgrade Workflow
The steps required to complete an upgrade are as follows:
1 Back up the SRM database at the protected site.
2 Upgrade vCenter Server to version 5.0 at the protected site.
3 Upgrade SRM server to version 5.0 at the protected site. Keep the Storage Report displayed by the installer.
4 Upgrade the database, vCenter Server, and SRM server on the recovery site.
5 At each site, install version 2.0 SRAs (compatible with SRM 5.0).
6 Upgrade the SRM plug-in used by the vSphere Client.
7 Pair the sites.
8 At each site, configure the array manager (using the Storage Report that was generated when the SRM 5.0
installer finished).
9 At only one site, run the srm-migration.exe utility using the vmware-dr.xml configuration file to import
SRM 4.1 inventory.
As the srm-migration.exe utility completes its tasks, the exported XML data files are imported into the SRM
installation.
Prepare for SRM Upgrade
You must complete this process for all SRM sites and assumes all SRM servers are version 4.1 or later.
As part of the upgrade process, vCenter Servers that support SRM servers must be upgraded to version 5.0,
as well. For details about upgrading vCenter Servers, see the vSphere Upgrade Guide. Three upgrade
approaches are available.
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