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VMware vCenter Site

Recovery Manager [V5]:
Install, Configure & Manage

Course Code

Overview

Who should attend?

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.

Objectives
At the end of the course, you should have an understanding of the functionality in
SRM 5.0 and be able to do the following:
Install SRM 5.0.
Configure placeholder datastores.
Configure inventory mappings in SRM.
Configure datastore mappings.
Use physical couriering to replicate virtual machines.
Configure vSphere Replication protection groups in SRM.
Create, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan in SRM.
Reprotect virtual machines.

SSV049

Duration
2Days

Format
Instructor led training &
Hands-on labs

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

Prerequisites
Completion of VMware
vSphere: Install, Configure,
Manage or equivalent
experience, Basic knowledge
of disaster recovery concepts
and Basic knowledge of
storage array technology

Content
This course will cover the following concepts:
Module 1: Course Introduction:
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Module 2: Overview and Architecture:
Describe how SRM can be used for disaster recovery
Describe the SRM architecture and components
Discuss the new features of SRM 5.0
Module 3: Storage Replication Options:
Describe vSphere Replication
Discuss SRM architecture when used with array-based replication and
vSphere Replication
List storage replication limitations when using the vSphere Replication
Management Server (VRMS) appliance

Dublin
+353 1 240 2262

Belfast
+44 28 9093 5565

Austin/Ottawa
+1 855 278 7555

www.sureskills.com
info@surekills.com

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VMware vCenter Site

Recovery Manager [V5]:
Install, Configure & Manage

Course Code
SSV049

Duration
2Days

Format
Instructor led training &
Hands-on labs

Module 4: Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager:

Identify the necessary components to deploy and use SRM
List the SRM prerequisites
Install the SRM software and the SRM plug-in
Configure an SRM site pair
Module 5: Deploying vSphere Replication:
Deploy and configure a VRMS
Deploy and register a vSphere Replication Server
Describe the vSphere Replication architecture
Module 6: Configuring Inventory Mappings:
Configure SRM inventory, network, placeholder datastores, and datastore
mappings
Describe the process of configuring array managers
Module 7: Configuring vSphere Replication for Virtual Machines:
Configure vSphere Replication for one or more virtual machines
Discuss the need for a datastore mapping
Module 8: Building Protection Groups:
Describe protection groups
Discuss differences between array-based protection groups and vSphere
Replication protection groups
Create, configure, and edit protection groups
Module 9: Building Recovery Plans:
Discuss SRM recovery plan concepts
Create and modify an SRM recovery plan
Test a recovery plan
Perform a planned migration
Module 10: Planned Migration and Failover:
Discuss use cases for SRM recovery
Describe a planned migration
Discuss SRM workflows
Discuss recovery plan execution in planned migration or disaster recovery
mode
Describe reprotection processes and states
Describe SRM failback

Dublin
+353 1 240 2262

Belfast
+44 28 9093 5565

Austin/Ottawa
+1 855 278 7555

www.sureskills.com
info@surekills.com