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f Click Test Data Source.
If the connection is configured correctly, the ODBC Data Source Test window shows a positive
result.
g If the connection test fails, reconfigure the SRM database by using the administration software
from your database provider.
6 Verify that the SRM database permits sufficient connections.
If the SRM logs contain the message GetConnection: Still waiting for available connections,
increase the maximum number of database connections.
NOTE Consult with your database administrator before changing these settings.
a Open the vmware-dr.xml file in a text editor.
You find the vmware-dr.xml file in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery
Manager\config folder on the SRM Server host.
b Change the <connectionCount> value to increase the size of the pool of database connections from
the default of 5.
<connectionCount>10</connectionCount>
c Change the <maxConnections> value to increase the maximum number of database connections
from the default of 20.
<maxConnections>30</maxConnections>
d Restart the SRM service.
7 Open the Windows Server Manager utility and select Configuration > Services.
8 Verify that the services that SRM requires are running.
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Windows Server
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Windows Workstation
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Protected Storage
9 Select the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Server service in the Windows Server Manager
utility and click Start or Restart.
vSphere Client Cannot Connect to SRM
Connecting to the SRM interface in the vSphere Client fails.
Problem
When you click the Site Recovery icon in the Home page of the vSphere Client, the connection to SRM fails
with the message:
Connection to local Site Recovery Manager https:SRM_address:8095/dr failed
The SRM logs show a certificate error.
Failed to establish connection to VMware vCenter.
: std::exception 'class Vmacore::Ssl::SSLVerifyException'
"SSL Exception:
The remote host certificate has these problems:
* The host name used for the connection does not match the subject name on the host certificate
* The host certificate chain is not complete.
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