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Figure 9-3 shows one possible shared protected site configuration. In this example, two
Site Recovery Manager Server instances share a vCenter Server instance on each of two shared protected
sites. The vCenter Server instances on both of the shared protected sites share a single
Platform Services Controller. On the recovery sites, two Site Recovery Manager Server instances share a
vCenter Server instance on each shared recovery site. The vCenter Server instances on both of the shared
recovery sites share a single Platform Services Controller.
Figure 9‑3. Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Protected Site and Shared Recovery Site Configuration
vCenter
Server 1
Platform Services
Controller 1
SRM
Server
2A
Shared
Protected Site 1
Site A
vCenter
Server 3
Platform Services
Controller 2
SRM
Server
2B
Shared
Recovery Site 1
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
3A
Shared
Protected Site 2
vCenter
Server 4
SRM
Server
3B
Shared
Recovery Site 2
SRM
Server
1A
SRM
Server
1B
SRM
Server
4A
SRM
Server
4B
Limitations of Using Site Recovery Manager in Shared Recovery Site
Configuration
When you configure Site Recovery Manager to use a shared recovery site, Site Recovery Manager supports
the same operations as it does in a standard one-to-one configuration. Using Site Recovery Manager with a
shared recovery site is subject to some limitations.
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Site Recovery Manager supports point-to-point replication. Site Recovery Manager does not support
replication to multiple targets, even in a multi-site configuration.
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For each shared recovery site customer, you must install Site Recovery Manager Server once at the
customer site and again at the recovery site.
n
You must specify the same Site Recovery Manager extension ID when you install the
Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the protected site and on the shared recovery site. For
example, you can install the first pair of sites with the default Site Recovery Manager extension ID, then
install subsequent pairs of sites with custom extension IDs.
n
You must install each Site Recovery Manager Server instance at the shared recovery site on its own host
machine. You cannot install multiple instances of Site Recovery Manager Server on the same host
machine.
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