6.1

Site Recovery Manager Licensing
After you install Site Recovery Manager, it remains in evaluation mode until you install a
Site Recovery Manager license key.
After the evaluation license expires, existing protection groups remain protected and you can recover them,
but you cannot create new protection groups or add virtual machines to an existing protection group until
you obtain and assign a valid Site Recovery Manager license key. Obtain and assign Site Recovery Manager
license keys as soon as possible after installing Site Recovery Manager.
Site Recovery Manager licenses allow you to protect a set number of virtual machines. To obtain
Site Recovery Manager license keys, go to the Site Recovery Manager Product Licensing Center at
http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager/buy.html, or contact your VMware sales
representative.
Site Recovery Manager License Keys and vCenter Server Instances in Linked
Mode
If your vCenter Server instances are connected with vCenter Server instances in linked mode, you install the
same Site Recovery Manager license on both vCenter Server instances.
Site Recovery Manager License Keys and Shared Platform Services Controller
Instances
You can share an external Platform Services Controller across several vCenter Server instances. In this case,
you can use the same Site Recovery Manager license on different vCenter Server instances as long as the
vCenter Server instances belong to the same Platform Services Controller.
Site Recovery Manager License Keys and Protected and Recovery Sites
Site Recovery Manager requires a license key on any site on which you protect virtual machines.
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Install a Site Recovery Manager license key at the protected site to enable protection in one direction
from the protected site to the recovery site.
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Install the same Site Recovery Manager license keys at both sites to enable bidirectional protection,
including reprotect.
Site Recovery Manager checks for a valid license whenever you add a virtual machine to or remove a virtual
machine from a protection group. If licenses are not in compliance, vSphere triggers a licensing alarm and
Site Recovery Manager prevents you from protecting further virtual machines. Configure alerts for
triggered licensing events so that licensing administrators receive a notification by email.
Site Recovery Manager and vCloud Suite Licensing
You can license Site Recovery Manager individually or as part of vCloud Suite. You should consider the
licensing and integration options that are available to you.
When products are part of vCloud Suite, they are licensed on a per-CPU basis. You can run an unlimited
number of virtual machines on CPUs that are licensed with vCloud Suite.
NOTE You cannot mix license types. For example, you cannot protect a certain number of virtual machines
by using per-CPU licenses and other virtual machines by using per-VM licenses.
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