6.1
Table Of Contents
- Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
- Contents
- About VMware Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
- Updated Information
- Overview of VMware Site Recovery Manager
- Site Recovery Manager System Requirements
- Creating the Site Recovery Manager Database
- Site Recovery Manager Authentication
- Creating SSL/TLS Server Endpoint Certificates for Site Recovery Manager
- Installing Site Recovery Manager
- Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Server Deployment Models
- Site Recovery Manager in a Two-Site Topology with One vCenter Server Instance per Platform Services Controller
- Site Recovery Manager in a Two-Site Topology with Multiple vCenter Server Instances per Platform Services Controller
- Site Recovery Manager in a Single Site Topology with a Shared Platform Services Controller
- Prerequisites and Best Practices for Site Recovery Manager Server Installation
- Install Site Recovery Manager Server
- Connect the Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on the Protected and Recovery Sites
- Establish a Client Connection to the Remote Site Recovery Manager Server Instance
- Install the Site Recovery Manager License Key
- Site Recovery Manager Server Does Not Start
- Unregister an Incompatible Version of vSphere Replication
- Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Server Deployment Models
- Modifying and Uninstalling Site Recovery Manager
- Modify a Site Recovery Manager Server Installation
- Reconfigure the Connection Between Sites
- Break the Site Pairing and Connect to a New Remote Site
- Repair a Site Recovery Manager Server Installation
- Rename a Site Recovery Manager Site
- Uninstall Site Recovery Manager
- Uninstall and Reinstall the Same Version of Site Recovery Manager
- Upgrading Site Recovery Manager
- Information That Site Recovery Manager Upgrade Preserves
- Types of Upgrade that Site Recovery Manager Supports
- Upgrade Site Recovery Manager
- Order of Upgrading vSphere and Site Recovery Manager Components
- Prerequisites and Best Practices for Site Recovery Manager Upgrade
- In-Place Upgrade of Site Recovery Manager Server
- Upgrade Site Recovery Manager Server with Migration
- Configure and Verify the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation
- Revert to a Previous Release of Site Recovery Manager
- Installing Site Recovery Manager to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
- Shared Recovery Sites and vCenter Server Deployment Models
- Limitations of Using Site Recovery Manager in Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Site Recovery Manager Licenses in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Install Site Recovery Manager In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Use vSphere Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Install Site Recovery Manager Server on Multiple Protected Sites to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
- Install Multiple Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on a Shared Recovery Site
- Connect the Site Recovery Manager Sites in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Use Array-Based Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Configure Placeholders and Mappings in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Upgrade Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
- Index
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager
You perform several tasks to upgrade Site Recovery Manager.
Because of update release schedules, upgrading to certain Site Recovery Manager 6.1.x update releases is not
supported for all 6.0.x releases. For information about supported upgrade paths, see Upgrade Path >
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes at
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php? before you upgrade.
IMPORTANT Upgrading from Site Recovery Manager 5.x to Site Recovery Manager 6.1 is not supported.
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager 5.x to a Site Recovery Manager 6.0.x release before you upgrade to
Site Recovery Manager 6.1. See Upgrading Site Recovery Manager in the Site Recovery Manager 6.0
documentation for information about upgrading to 6.0.x.
You must perform the upgrade tasks in order. Complete all of the upgrade tasks on the protected site first,
then complete the tasks on the recovery site.
Procedure
1 Order of Upgrading vSphere and Site Recovery Manager Components on page 57
You must upgrade certain components of your vSphere environment before you upgrade
Site Recovery Manager.
2 Prerequisites and Best Practices for Site Recovery Manager Upgrade on page 57
Before you upgrade Site Recovery Manager, you must perform preparatory tasks on both
Site Recovery Manager sites and verify that you have certain information.
3 In-Place Upgrade of Site Recovery Manager Server on page 59
An in-place upgrade provides a quick way to upgrade Site Recovery Manager Server without
changing the information that you provided for the previous installation.
4 Upgrade Site Recovery Manager Server with Migration on page 62
You can upgrade Site Recovery Manager and migrate Site Recovery Manager Server to a different host
than the previous Site Recovery Manager Server installation.
5 Configure and Verify the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation on page 66
You must configure the upgraded components to establish a working Site Recovery Manager
installation.
6 Revert to a Previous Release of Site Recovery Manager on page 67
To revert to a previous release of Site Recovery Manager, you must uninstall Site Recovery Manager
from the protected and recovery sites. You can then reinstall the previous release.
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