Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course goals and objectives
Overview and Architecture
- Describe how SRM can be used for disaster recovery
- Describe the SRM architecture and components
- Describe SRM features
Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Identify the necessary components to deploy and use SRM
- List SRM prerequisites and guidelines
- Install the SRM software and the VMware Site Recovery Manager™ Plug-In
- Configure an SRM site pair
- Discuss SRM architecture when used with array-based replication and VR
- List storage replication limitations when using the vSphere Replication Management Server appliance
Storage Replication
- Discuss VR technology
- Discuss SRM architecture when used with array-based replication and VR
Deploying vSphere Replication
- Deploy and configure VRMS
- Deploy and configure vSphere Replication Server
- Describe the VR architecture
- Describe the process for adding array managers
Configuring Inventory Mappings
- Configure SRM inventory, network, placeholder datastores, and datastore mappings
Configuring vSphere Replication for Virtual Machines
- Configure VR for a single virtual machine
- Configure VR for multiple virtual machines
- Describe VR recovery point objective scheduling
Building Protection Groups
- Describe 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
Planned Migration and Failover
- Discuss uses cases for SRM recovery
- Discuss SRM workflows
- Test a recovery plan
- Revert a tested recovery plan
- Perform a planned migration
- Discuss recovery plan execution
- Describe reprotection processes and states
- Describe SRM failback