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Table Of Contents
Contents
About VMware Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration 5
Updated Information 7
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Overview of VMware Site Recovery Manager 9
About Protected Sites and Recovery Sites 10
Bidirectional Protection 11
Heterogeneous Configurations on the Protected and Recovery Sites 11
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Site Recovery Manager System Requirements 13
Site Recovery Manager Licensing 14
Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager 15
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Creating the Site Recovery Manager Database 17
Requirements when Using Microsoft SQL Server with Site Recovery Manager 18
Requirements for Using Oracle Server with Site Recovery Manager 19
Back Up and Restore the Embedded vPostgres Database 19
Create an ODBC System DSN for Site Recovery Manager 20
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Site Recovery Manager Authentication 23
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Creating SSL/TLS Server Endpoint Certificates for Site Recovery Manager 25
Requirements When Using Custom SSL/TLS Certificates with Site Recovery Manager 25
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Installing Site Recovery Manager 27
Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Server Deployment Models 28
Prerequisites and Best Practices for Site Recovery Manager Server Installation 32
Install Site Recovery Manager Server 34
Connect the Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on the Protected and Recovery Sites 38
Establish a Client Connection to the Remote Site Recovery Manager Server Instance 39
Install the Site Recovery Manager License Key 39
Site Recovery Manager Server Does Not Start 40
Unregister an Incompatible Version of vSphere Replication 41
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Modifying and Uninstalling Site Recovery Manager 43
Modify a Site Recovery Manager Server Installation 44
Reconfigure the Connection Between Sites 46
Break the Site Pairing and Connect to a New Remote Site 47
Repair a Site Recovery Manager Server Installation 48
Rename a Site Recovery Manager Site 49
Uninstall Site Recovery Manager 49
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