Book description
The Complete, Hands-On Guide to Installing and Configuring VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0
Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0 is the complete, technical, hands-on guide to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 installation and configuration for experienced VMware professionals.
VMware forum moderator and vExpert Mike Laverick fully explains SRM 5.0’s failover/failback procedures, walks readers through configuring storage replication with hardware from several leading suppliers, and shows how to efficiently implement fast, automated, centralized disaster recovery. Drawing on his extensive experience with SRM and vSphere, Laverick identifies common pitfalls and errors, explains why they occur, and shows exactly how to fix them.
Fully up to date for SRM 5.0, this book delivers “in-the-trenches” technical knowledge you won’t find anywhere else, including expert guidance for utilizing SRM 5.0’s advanced new vSphere Replication (VR).
Coverage includes
Going “under the hood” with SRM 5.0 to thoroughly understand its operation
Configuring SRM 5.0 with Dell EqualLogic Replication, EMC Celerra Replicator, EMC CLARiiON MirrorView, HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance with Remote Copy, and NetApp SnapMirror
Configuring multiple LUN/volumes with virtual machines and virtual disks
Installing VMware SRM and configuring vSphere Replication (VR)
Using VR to replicate VMs across locations without third-party storage array-based replication
Using VR to replicate a single VM or groups of VMs to the Recovery Site
Efficiently configuring protected and recovery sites
Using Reprotect Mode to accelerate failback and enhance VM portability
Using dependencies and priority orders to configure SRM based on your existing categories of applications and services
Leveraging SRM 5.0’s scalability improvements to serve large-scale and/or cloud environments
Defining custom recovery plans
Working with alarms, export histories, and access control
Implementing bidirectional relationships and shared site configurations
Scripting automated site recovery
Upgrading from SRM 4.1 to SRM 5.0
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Site Recovery Manager
- Chapter 2. Getting Started with Dell EqualLogic Replication
- Chapter 3. Getting Started with EMC Celerra Replication
- Chapter 4. Getting Started with EMC CLARiiON MirrorView
- Chapter 5. Getting Started with the HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance with Remote Copy
- Chapter 6. Getting Started with NetApp SnapMirror
- Chapter 7. Installing VMware SRM
- Chapter 8. Configuring vSphere Replication (Optional)
- Chapter 9. Configuring the Protected Site
- Chapter 10. Recovery Site Configuration
- Chapter 11. Custom Recovery Plans
- Chapter 12. Alarms, Exporting History, and Access Control
- Chapter 13. Bidirectional Relationships and Shared Site Configurations
- Chapter 14. Failover and Failback
- Chapter 15. Scripting Site Recovery
- Chapter 16. Upgrading from SRM 4.1 to SRM 5.0
- Index
Product information
- Title: Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2011
- Publisher(s): VMware Press
- ISBN: None
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