COURSE INTRODUCTION
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
SITE RECOVERY MANAGER ARCHITECTURE
Describe Site Recovery Manager architecture
Identify disaster recovery options with Site Recovery Manager
Evaluate how Site Recovery Manager integrates with VMware products
Describe Site Recovery Manager licensing options
List the disaster recovery topologies supported by Site Recovery Manager
Describe how VMware Site Recovery for VMware Cloud on AWS integrates with Site Recovery Manager
DEPLOYING AND CONFIGURING SITE RECOVERY MANAGER
Identify the vSphere and vCenter Server requirements for deploying Site Recovery Manager
Define Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance system requirements
Deploy the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration
CONFIGURING INVENTORY MAPPINGS
Explain the importance of inventory mappings
Identify configuration options for inventory mappings
Describe the importance of placeholder virtual machines and datastores
Describe the importance of the vSphere inventory changes for Site Recovery Manager operation
USING ARRAY-BASED REPLICATION
Describe array-based replication
Describe Storage Replication Adapters and explain their role for the array-based replication
Describe the concept and configuration of array pairs
Describe datastore groups and the relationship between devices and datastore groups
Describe the role of consistency groups
Identify the advantages of array-based replication
VSPHERE REPLICATION
Describe Site Recovery Manager with vSphere Replication Architecture
Discuss the role of vSphere Replication components
Discuss use cases for vSphere Replication
Discuss system requirements and operational limits of vSphere Replication
Determine how to calculate bandwidth requirements for vSphere Replication
Identify the advantages of vSphere Replication
Deploy a vSphere Replication appliance
Configure a vSphere Replication appliance and register it with vCenter Server
Pair vSphere Replication appliances
Deploy an additional vSphere Replication server
Register a vSphere Replication server with a vSphere Replication management server
REPLICATING VMS USING VSPHERE REPLICATION
Describe the replication process used by vSphere Replication
List vSphere Replication replica states
Describe vSphere Replication of encrypted virtual machines
Describe vSphere native key provider
Describe how to configure vSphere Replication
Discuss vSphere Replication RPO settings
Describe MPIT instances
Describe additional vSphere Replication settings
Describe how to disable vSphere Replication
PROTECTION GROUPS
Define protection group functionality
Examine the differences between array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups
Create a protection group
View a placeholder virtual machine in the inventory
Configure protection for virtual machines and edit protection groups
RECOVERY PLANS
Discuss recovery plan concepts
Discuss network planning
Discuss the organization of storage for recovery plans
Describe customization options in recovery planning
Describe priority groups and VM dependencies
Describe how to implement a recovery plan
Configure VM recovery plan properties
Describe the customization of recovery plans
Configure additional steps in the recovery plan
Delete a recovery plan
EXECUTING RECOVERY PLANS
Discuss use cases for Site Recovery Manager
Describe planned migration
Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows
Examine Site Recovery Manager integration with various vSphere technologies
Describe how to conduct a recovery plan test
Perform a recovery plan test
Identify the effect on the storage layer during the test recovery steps
Review the recovery plan test steps
Describe how to cancel a recovery plan test and clean up after recovery plan test cancelation
Explain a recovery plan execution in planned migration or disaster recovery mode
Identify the recovery steps for each execution type
Describe a forced recovery
Explain the importance of reprotection processes and states
Examine failback steps
Describe how to reprotect a data center
MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Identify Site Recovery Manager alarm options
Generate Site Recovery Manager recovery plan history reports
Configure Site Recovery Manager advanced settings
Identify Site Recovery Manager logs
Describe the vRealize Operations management pack for Site Recovery Manager
Audience
vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of Site Recovery Manager
Language
English
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have completed one of the following course(s):
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere: Fast Track
VMware vSphere: What’s New
VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting
Or equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server™.
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