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Shared Recovery Sites and vCenter Server Deployment Models
You can use Site Recovery Manager in a shared recovery site configuration in any of the deployment models
that vCenter Server supports.
For information about how the vCenter Server deployment model affects Site Recovery Manager, see “Site
Recovery Manager and vCenter Server Deployment Models,” on page 28.
Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
In a shared recovery site configuration, the Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the recovery site
connect to the same vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller instances.
The Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the protected sites can connect to vCenter Server instances
that share a Platform Services Controller or that each connect to a different Platform Services Controller.
Figure 9-2 shows one possible shared recovery site configuration. In this example, the
Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the protected sites connect to a single
Platform Services Controller instance that two vCenter Server instances share.
Figure 92. Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
vCenter
Server 1
Platform Services
Controller 1
SRM
Server
1A
Protected Site 1
Site A
vCenter
Server 3
Platform Services
Controller 2
SRM
Server
1B
Shared
Recovery Site
Site B
Sites might or might
not be federated
Key:
Site Recovery Manager site pair
Connection from Site Recovery Manager
to Platform Services Controller
Connection from Platform Services
Controller to vCenter Server
vCenter
Server 2
SRM
Server
2A
Protected Site 2
SRM
Server
2B
Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Protected Site Configuration
In a shared protected site configuration, the Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the protected site
connect to the same vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller instances.
The Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the recovery sites can share vCenter Server and
Platform Services Controller instances, or they can connect to a different vCenter Server and
Platform Services Controller instances.
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