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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
Installing vSphere Replication 8
vSphere Replication uses the replication technologies included in ESXi with the assistance of virtual
appliances to replicate virtual machines between source and target sites.
The vSphere Replication appliance registers with the corresponding vCenter Server instance. For example,
on the source site, the vSphere Replication appliance registers with the vCenter Server instance on the
source site.
The vSphere Replication appliance contains a vSphere Replication server that manages the replication
process. To meet the load balancing needs of your environment, you might need to deploy additional
vSphere Replication servers at each site. Additional vSphere Replication servers that you deploy are
themselves virtual appliances. You must register any additional vSphere Replication servers with the
vSphere Replication appliance on the corresponding site.
The vSphere Replication appliance provides a virtual appliance management interface (VAMI). You can use
this interface to reconfigure the vSphere Replication database, network settings, public-key certificates, and
passwords for the appliances.
Before you can use vSphere Replication with SRM, you must configure the SRM infrastructure.
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When installing SRM, make sure that you select the vSphere Replication option. If you did not select the
vSphere Replication option when you installed SRM, you can add that option by running the installer
again in repair mode.
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Pair the SRM Server instances as described in “Connect the Protected and Recovery Sites,” on page 33.
The Getting Started page in the vSphere Replication view of the SRM interface provides guidance to ensure
that you complete the installation and configuration process correctly.
Procedure
1 Deploy the vSphere Replication Virtual Appliance on page 54
vSphere Replication is distributed as an OVF virtual appliance. You must deploy the appliance at both
of the primary and secondary sites.
2 Configure vSphere Replication Connections on page 55
To use vSphere Replication between two sites managed by different vCenter Server instances, you
need to configure a connection between the two vSphere Replication appliances.
3 Reconfigure the vSphere Replication Appliance on page 56
If necessary, you can reconfigure the vSphere Replication appliance settings by using the virtual
appliance management interface (VAMI).
4 Deploy an Additional vSphere Replication Server on page 67
The vSphere Replication appliance includes a vSphere Replication server. However, you might need
to deploy multiple vSphere Replication servers to meet your load balancing needs.
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