VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage v6.1 (VSRM)

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Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course goals and objectives

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Overview and Architecture

• Describe how SRM can be used for disaster recovery
• List SRM features

Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager

• Describe the SRM architecture and components
• Identify the necessary components to deploy and use SRM
• List SRM prerequisites and guidelines
• Install the SRM software and the VMware® vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ Plug-In
• Configure an SRM site pair

Storage Replication

• Discuss SRM architecture when used with array-based replication
• Discuss VR technology

Deploying Replication

• Deploy and configure a vSphere Replication appliance
• Deploy and configure a VR server appliance
• Describe the architecture of VR
• Describe the process for adding an array manager

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Configuring Inventory Mappings

• Configure SRM inventory and network mappings
• Configure placeholder datastores

Configuring vSphere Replication

• Configure VR for a single virtual machine
• Describe VR recovery point objective scheduling
• Describe the VR disk transfer protocol
• Configure VR for multiple virtual machines
• Manage VR

Building Protection Groups

• Discuss differences between array-based protection groups and VR protection groups
• Create, configure, and edit protection groups

Building Recovery Plans

• Discuss SRM recovery plan concepts
• Create a recovery plan
• Modify recovery plan properties

Testing and Running a Recovery Plan

• Discuss uses cases for SRM recovery
• Identify SRM workflows
• Test a recovery plan
• Revert a tested recovery plan
• Discuss recovery plan execution
• Perform a planned migration
• Perform a reprotect
• Perform a failback