Administrator Guide
Figure 80. SRA Conguration with a Primary and Remote Data Collector
1 Protected site 2 Recovery site
3 VMware SRM server at protected site 4 VMware SRM server at recovery site
5 Primary Data Collector at protected site 6 Remote Data Collector at recovery site
7 Storage Center at protected site 8 Storage Center at recovery site
In a conguration with a Storage Manager Remote Data Collector, locate the Remote Data Collector on the Recovery Site. This
conguration allows DR activation from the remote site when the Protected Site goes down. By design, the Storage Manager Remote Data
Collector is connected to the same Storage Centers as the Storage Manager Primary Data Collector.
Selecting the Snapshot Type to Use for SRM 5.x and
6.x Volume Failover
The SRM Selectable Snapshot option determines whether the Active Snapshot (current volume data) or last frozen snapshot is used
when VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) initiates a failover or test failover. By default, the current, unfrozen state (Active Snapshot)
of the volume is used.
Limitations for Selecting the Snapshot Type for SRM Failover
In some situations, the SRM Selectable Snapshot conguration is ignored.
SRM Action
Recovery Type SRM Selectable Snapshot Conguration
Honored?
Activate recovery plan Planned Migration No
Activate recovery plan Disaster Recovery
• If the protected site is down, yes.
• If the protected site is up, no.
Test activate recovery plan N/A
• If the Replicate recent changes to
recovery site check box is cleared in
SRM, yes.
598 Storage Replication Adapter for VMware SRM