Administrator Guide

Requirement Description
Storage Center Configuration
• VMware vSphere server objects must be created on both the
source and destination Storage Centers.
• Replication QoS Nodes must be defined on the source and
destination Storage Centers.
Storage Manager Users Three users are required:
• To install SRM – A Storage Manager user that can access all
Storage Centers at the protected and recovery sites.
• To manage the protected site with SRM – A Storage
Manager user that can access only the Storage Centers at the
protected site.
• To manage the recovery site with SRM – A Storage
Manager user that can access only the Storage Centers at the
recovery site.
Communication between Storage Manager and SRM The firewall (if any) between SRM and Storage Manager must
allow SOAP over HTTP on TCP port 3033.
Replications
• Using Storage Manager, create replications or Live Volumes
from the protected site to the recovery site.
• Source and destination volumes must not be replicating
anywhere else.
• Restore points for replications must be validated and saved.
Restore Points Restore points are not available to VMware vCenter SRM until they
have been saved. Using Storage Manager, save restore points for
the replications. If you are using Data Collectors on both the
recovery and protected sites, you must save restore points on both
sites.
Dell SRA with Stretched Storage and vMotion
Dell SRA version 18.1.1 includes support for Stretched Storage with VMware Sitre Recovery Manager (SRM). Stretched Storage allows
SRM to manage Storage Center Live Volume replications. vMotion, when used with stretched storage, allows virtual machines to migrate
to another host without downtime.
To enable vMotion on Storage Center Live Volumes managed with SRM perform the following tasks:
• Enable vMotion on ESXi hosts
• Configure vCenter servers in enhanced linked mode
Storage Manager SRA Configurations
This section presents two supported configurations for using VMware Site Recovery Manager with Storage Manager: using a primary
Data Collector only, or using a primary Data Collector and a remote Data Collector.
NOTE:
For information on setting up Stretched Storage for Live Volumes, see VMware documentation for configuring
Stretched Storage.
Primary Data Collector Only Configuration
In the following figure, the Protected and the Recovery sites are connected by a single Storage Manager Primary Data Collector.
Storage Replication Adapter for VMware SRM
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