VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage (VSRM)

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Detailed Course Outline

  • 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