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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
Configuring Array-Based Protection 7
After you pair the protected and recovery sites, you must configure protection for virtual machines. If you
are using array-based replication, you must configure storage replication adapters (SRAs) at each site.
If you are using only vSphere Replication, you do not require an SRA. See Chapter 8, “Installing vSphere
Replication,” on page 53.
Procedure
1 Install Storage Replication Adapters on page 49
If you are using array-based replication, you must install a Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) specific
to each storage array that you use with SRM. An SRA is a program that an array vendor provides that
enables SRM to work with a specific kind of array.
2 Configure Array Managers on page 50
After you pair the protected site and recovery site, configure their respective array managers so that
SRM can discover replicated devices, compute datastore groups, and initiate storage operations.
3 Rescan Arrays to Detect Configuration Changes on page 51
SRM checks arrays for changes to device configurations every 24 hours. However, you can force an
array rescan at any time.
4 Edit Array Managers on page 51
Use the Edit Array Manager wizard to modify an array manager's name or other settings, such as the
IP address or user name and password.
Install Storage Replication Adapters
If you are using array-based replication, you must install a Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) specific to
each storage array that you use with SRM. An SRA is a program that an array vendor provides that enables
SRM to work with a specific kind of array.
You must install an appropriate SRA on the SRM Server hosts at the protected and recovery sites. If you use
more than one type of storage array, you must install the SRA for each type of array on both of the
SRM Server hosts.
NOTE You can configure SRM to use more than one type of storage array, but you cannot store the virtual
machine disks for a single virtual machine on multiple arrays from different vendors. You must store all of
the disks for a virtual machine on the same array.
Storage replication adapters come with their own installation instructions. You must install the version of an
SRA that corresponds to a specific SRM version. Install the same version of the SRA at both sites. Do not mix
SRA versions.
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