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Installing SRM 5
You must install an SRM Server at the protected site and also at the recovery site.
SRM requires a vCenter Server instance of the equivelent version at each site before you install SRM Server.
The SRM installer must be able to connect with this vCenter Server instance during installation.
After you install the SRM Server instances, you can download the SRM client plug-in from the SRM Server
instance by using the Manage Plug-ins menu from your vSphere Client. You use the SRM client plug-in to
configure and manage SRM at each site.
Procedure
1 Install the SRM Server on page 29
You must install an SRM Server at the protected site and at the recovery site.
2 Install the SRM Client Plug-In on page 32
To install the SRM client plug-in, you use a vSphere Client to connect to the vCenter Server at the
protected or recovery site. You download the plug-in from the SRM Server and enable it in the
vSphere Client.
3 Connect to SRM on page 33
You use the vSphere Client to connect to SRM.
4 Connect the Protected and Recovery Sites on page 33
Before you can use SRM, you must connect the protected and recovery sites. The sites must
authenticate with each other. This is known as site pairing.
5 Install the SRM License Key on page 34
The SRM Server requires a license key to operate. Install an SRM license key as soon as possible after
you install SRM.
6 Modify the Installation of an SRM Server on page 35
To change the information that you supplied when you installed the SRM Server, you can run the
SRM installer in modify mode.
7 Repair the Installation of an SRM Server on page 36
You can run the SRM installer in repair mode to repair an SRM Server installation.
Install the SRM Server
You must install an SRM Server at the protected site and at the recovery site.
SRM requires the equivalent version of vCenter Server. You must install the same version of SRM Server
and vCenter Server on both sites. You cannot mix SRM and vCenter Server versions across sites.
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