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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
2 Download the SRM installation file to a folder on the host, or open a folder on the network that contains
this file.
For faster starting and installing, copy the installation file to a local temporary folder.
3 Double-click the SRM installer icon to begin installation.
4 When prompted to verify that you want to update the existing installation, click Yes.
5 Click Next.
6 Click Yes to confirm that you backed up the database.
The installer reads configuration data from the existing installation and uses it to complete the update.
The update installs the same location as the previous installation. If any of the existing configuration
information is invalid for the upgrade (for example, if the database is not accessible at the same DSN, or
the vCenter Server is not accessible at the same port), the update fails.
7 When the wizard finishes, click Finish.
The installer completes the following tasks:
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The database schema is upgraded to support SRM 5.0.
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Setup data is exported to an XML file including information about all protection groups, recovery
plans, and inventory mappings.
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A storage report is produced. Save or print the storage report. This information is required to complete
the process of installing the SRAs in the “Configure the Upgraded SRM Installation,” on page 36.
What to do next
Complete this process for all sites and then upgrade vSphere Client plug-ins, as described in “Upgrade the
SRM Client Plug-In,” on page 36.
Upgrade the SRM Client Plug-In
You must upgrade the client plug-in for all vSphere Clients that are used to manage SRM.
Prerequisites
Verify that vCenter Server 5.0 is available.
Procedure
1 Log in to the machine with vSphere Client installed.
2 Uninstall the SRM 4.1 plug-in, if installed.
3 Download the vSphere Client from vCenter Server and install or upgrade vSphere Client 5.0.
4 Connect to either site's vCenter Server.
5 Download, install, and start the SRM plug-in for vSphere Client.
What to do next
As necessary, complete this process for other vSphere Clients. After upgrading vSphere Clients, complete the
tasks described in “Configure the Upgraded SRM Installation,” on page 36.
Configure the Upgraded SRM Installation
You must configure the upgraded components to establish a working SRM installation.
Prerequisites
Verify that you upgraded the vCenter Servers, SRM Servers, and vSphere Clients.
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