Dell PowerVault MD3800f - Manual (Page 15)

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Configuring The Recovery Solution
Before configuring your recovery solution, make sure the following components have been successfully installed on
both the protected and recovery sites:
• Supported database server with ODBC properly configured
• vCenter Server/vSphere Client
• Site Recovery Manager (SRM) (on physical or virtual machine)
• SRM vSphere Plug-in
• Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
Starting Site Recovery Manager
To begin configuring your recovery solution:
1. Start the vSphere Client.
2. Start Site Recovery Manager by clicking on the Site Recovery icon from the vSphere home screen.
3. Click the Getting Started tab to display the Getting Started with Site Recovery Manager screen.
Figure 7. Site Recovery View in vSphere
NOTE: In the example screen above, the Sites pane shows the protected (190.160.120.15) and recovery
(190.160.120.16) sites established previously when you installed vCenter. Do not continue with the steps shown in
the section below until these installations are complete and are displayed in the vSphere view.
Using vSphere With Site Recovery Manager
The Getting Started with Site Recovery Manager screen shows the basic steps required to configure SRM between the
protected and recovery sites, as well as useful links to specific VMware documentation and online help. As you follow
the steps described in the following sections, you can return to this Getting Started page to launch specific
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