5.5
Table Of Contents
- Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
- Contents
- About Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
- Overview of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Site Recovery Manager System Requirements
- Creating the SRM Database
- SRM Authentication
- Installing SRM
- Upgrading SRM
- Configuring Array-Based Protection
- Installing vSphere Replication
- Deploy the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Configure vSphere Replication Connections
- Reconfigure the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Reconfigure General vSphere Replication Settings
- Change the SSL Certificate of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Change the Password of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Change Keystore and Truststore Passwords of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Configure vSphere Replication Network Settings
- Configure vSphere Replication System Settings
- Reconfigure vSphere Replication to Use an External Database
- Use the Embedded vSphere Replication Database
- Deploy an Additional vSphere Replication Server
- Register an Additional vSphere Replication Server
- Reconfigure vSphere Replication Server Settings
- Unregister and Remove a vSphere Replication Server
- Uninstall vSphere Replication
- Unregister vSphere Replication from vCenter Server if the Appliance Was Deleted
- Upgrading vSphere Replication
- Creating SRM Placeholders and Mappings
- Installing SRM to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
- Limitations of Using SRM in Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- SRM Licenses in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Install SRM In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Install SRM Server on Multiple Protected Sites to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
- Install Multiple SRM Server Instances on a Shared Recovery Site
- Install the SRM Client Plug-In In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Connect to SRM in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Connect the SRM Sites in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Configure Placeholders and Mappings in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Use Array-Based Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Use vSphere Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Troubleshooting SRM Installation and Configuration
- Cannot Restore SQL Database to a 32-Bit Target Virtual Machine During SRM Upgrade
- SRM Server Does Not Start
- vSphere Client Cannot Connect to SRM
- Site Pairing Fails Because of Different Certificate Trust Methods
- Error at vService Bindings When Deploying the vSphere Replication Appliance
- OVF Package is Invalid and Cannot be Deployed
- vSphere Replication Appliance or vSphere Replication Server Does Not Deploy from the SRM Interface
- Connection Errors Between vSphere Replication and SQL Server Cannot be Resolved
- 404 Error Message when Attempting to Pair vSphere Replication Appliances
- vSphere Replication Service Fails with Unresolved Host Error
- Increase the Memory of the vSphere Replication Server for Large Deployments
- vSphere Replication Appliance Extension Cannot Be Deleted
- Uploading a Valid Certificate to vSphere Replication Results in a Warning
- vSphere Replication Status Shows as Disconnected
- vSphere Replication Server Registration Takes Several Minutes
- vSphere Replication is Inaccessible After Changing vCenter Server Certificate
- Index
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permissions required 33
placeholder datastore, add 82
placeholder datastores 81
placeholder virtual machine templates 79
placeholder virtual machines 79
placeholders 79
planned migration 9
plug-in
Site Recovery Manager client 32
to install 32
point-in-time recovery 13
ports, used by SRM 22
protected and recovery sites
different configurations 11
heterogeneous 11
protected site
configure array managers for 50
configuring 49
host compatibility requirements 10
to designate 33
protection group, maximum number
supported 22
public key certificates, vSphere Replication
requirements 59
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recovery, diagram 10
recovery site
configure array managers for 50
configuring 49
host compatibility requirements 10
to designate 33
replication
array-based 12
troubleshooting 102
reprotect 9
restoring SQL Express during SRM upgrade 96
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security settings, vSphere Replication
appliance 60
shared recovery site
connect sites 90
connect to SRM 89
install client plug-in 88
install SRM Server on protected site 87
install SRM Server on recovery site 88
installation 86
installing 83
licensing 85
limitations 85
placeholders and mappings 90
using SRM with 83
with array-based replication 91
with vSphere Replication 92
site pairing, fails 99
Site Recovery Manager, and other vCenter
Server Solutions 18
sites
pairing 10
protected 10
recovery 10
SRA, See storage replication adapter
SRM architecture diagram
array-based replication 12
array-based replication and vSphere
Replication 17
vSphere Replication 13
SRM configuration 7
SRM database
configure SQL Server 23
ODBC system DSN 24
SRM installation 7
SRM license key, to install 34
SRM overview 9
SRM Server
fails to start 97
required services 97
troubleshooting 97
SRM upgrade, preparation 42
SSL certificate
change 57
vSphere Replication 57
Storage vMotion, with array-based replication 12
Storage DRS, with array-based replication 12
storage replication adapter
and array managers 50
to download 49
to install 49
supported databases 64
system requirements 21
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troubleshooting, installation 95
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uninstall vSphere Replication 70
upgrade
client plug-in 46
configure installation 47
order 40
preserved information 39
supported types 40
with migration 44
without migration 42
upgrading, SRM 39
Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
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