Learn SRM – Part 5 – Install VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1 (SRM)

In earlier posts, we have configured Array based replication for our DR environment. Now we are going to install VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 8.1 in our environment. Follow below steps to install SRM 8.1.

• Download VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1 from VMware download portal. Click Here.
• Install a Windows Server Operating System with minimum requirement compatibility guide.
• Store VMware SRM setup  on this windows server.
• Click on EXE file and Select the Language. Click on OK.

• SRM installation has been executed.

• Click on Next.

• Click on Next.

• Accept the License Agreement. Click on Next.

• The default installation folder for Site Recovery Manager is C:Program FilesVMwareVMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager. Click on Next to choose default or change as per your requirement.

• Enter information about the Platform Services Controller at the site where you are installing Site Recovery Manager and click Next.

• Click on Accept.

• Enter information with which to register the Site Recovery Manager extension with vCenter Server. Click on Next.

• Select vCenter Server and Click Next.

• Select the default Site Recovery Manager plug-in identifier, or create a plug-in identifier for this Site Recovery Manager Server pair, and click Next.

• Choose a Server certificate type for SRM. Click on Next.

• Provide information for your certificate.

• Select database server where you want to store SRM related data. Click on Next.

• Specify the account to run SRM services.

• SRM is not ready to install. Click on Install to proceed.

• Installation is in progress.

• Installation has been finished. Click on Finish to complete and exit the wizard.

• Here you can verify the Site Recovery Manager installed.

• Login to vSphere Web Click and go to Home Page.
• You will see a plugin called Site Recovery installed.

• Click on Open Site Recovery in right panel.

That’s all from Installation of SRM. In next article, we will see how to configure this.

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Take a look in below topics, explore and learn Site Recovery Manager: –

• Learn SRM – Part 1 – Introduction of VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1
  

• Learn SRM – Part 2 – Understand VMware Site Recovery Manager Licensing

• Learn SRM – Part 3 – Understand Minimum Requirement for SRM in your Home Lab

• Learn SRM – Part 4 – Prepare for Replicated Storage in you Home Lab (Ignore this step in Real Environment. You need to interact with Storage team for all these tasks in real environment)

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.1 – Deploy HP VSA in Both Site

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.2 -Configure HP VSA Appliance Networking in both Site

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.3 -Install HP CMC Management Console

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.4 -Add Appliance in HP CMC

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.5 -Create Management Group in HP VSA

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.6 -Create Cluster and Volumes in HP VSA

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.7 -Find and Add ISCSI Initiator in ESXi Host

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.8 -Assign Volume to ESXi Host

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.9 -Scheduling Array Based Replication

• Learn SRM – Part 5 – Install VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1 (SRM)

• Learn SRM – Part 6 – Install SRA (Storage Replication Adapter)

• Learn SRM – Part 7 – Configure Site Pairing for both Protected and Recovery Site
  

• Learn SRM – Part 8 – Configure SRM Array Manager Pairing

• Learn SRM – Part 9 – Configure Resource Mapping in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 10 – Create Placeholder Datastore in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 11 – Configure Protected Groups in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 12 – Configure Recovery Plans in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 13 – Perform Test Drill using VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 14 – Perform Cleanup Activity in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 15 – Perform Cleanup Activity in VMware SRM