VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0: Install, Configure, Manage

Special Notes

• To purchase:
• Credit card or purchase order
• HP Care Pack Total Education One (U5466#4NK/UC818E) - 17 units
• Support Contract Attach (HA167AC) - $1700 USD
• HP Care Pack for VMware Training (Day Rate CarePack) (HF386E/HF386A1) - 2 units
• Certification: The content of the course is a subset of the knowledge tested in the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) Certification Exam

Course overview

This two-day, hands-on training course equips experienced VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager™ 5.0. This course also equips vSphere administrators with the knowledge to assist in disaster planning and to test disaster recovery plans with SRM.
This course is not required for VMware® certification, but the content of the course is a subset of the knowledge tested in the VMware Certified Design Expert examinations. This course is 60% lecture and 40% hands-on labs.

Prerequisites

• Completion of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (HL235S) or equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of disaster recovery concepts
• Basic knowledge of storage array technology

Audience

• vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of SRM

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Course objectives

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in SRM 5.0 and be able to do the following:

• Install SRM 5.0
• Understand the storage replication options
• Deploy and configure vSphere Replication (VR)
• Configure inventory and resource mappings
• Build protection groups based on VR
• Create, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan
• Perform a planned migration
• Understand how reprotection and failover work

Course outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course goals and objectives

Module 2: Overview and Architecture

• Describe how SRM can be used for disaster recovery
• Describe the SRM architecture and components
• Describe SRM features

Module 3: 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

Module 4: Storage Replication

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

Module 5: Deploying vSphere Replication

• Deploy and configure VRMS
• Deploy and configure vSphere Replication Server
• Describe the VR architecture
• Describe the process for adding array managers

Module 6: Configuring Inventory Mappings

• Configure SRM inventory, network, placeholder datastores, and datastore mappings

Module 7: 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

Module 8: Building Protection Groups

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

Module 9: Building Recovery Plans

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

Module 10: 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