Course Overview
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™ 5.8. This course also equips vSphere administrators with the knowledge to assist in writing and testing disaster recovery plans that use vCenter Site
Recovery Manager.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Summarize the components of vCenter Site Recovery
Manager architecture
Install vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.8 software
Understand storage replication options used with vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Deploy and configure VMware vSphere® Replication™ for use with vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Configure inventory mappings in vCenter Site Recover Manager
Build protection groups based on vSphere Replication
Build and test a recovery plan
Perform reprotect and failback operations following recovery plan execution
Audience
vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Prerequisites
Completion of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or equivalent experience
Basic knowledge of disaster recovery concepts
Basic knowledge of storage array Technology
Course Outline :: VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage ::
Course Modules
- 1. Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course goals and objectives
- 2. Overview and Architecture
Describe how vCenter Site Recovery Manager is used for disaster recovery
Use the VMware vSphere® Web Client as the interface for vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Discuss vCenter Site Recovery Manager features
Compare different vCenter Site Recovery Manager architecture topologies
- 3. Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Identify version requirements for the vSphere and vCenter elements that operate with vCenter Site Recovery
Manager
Describe requirements for installing a Site Recovery Manager server
Discuss alternatives for the vCenter Site Recovery Manager database
Install the Site Recovery Manager software
Describe the Site Recovery Manager site pairing process
Define the credentials required for Site Recovery Manager site pairing
- 4. Storage Replication
Describe how array-based replication operates with vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Describe how vSphere Replication operates with vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Compare array-based replication and vSphere Replication as options to work with vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- 5. Deploying Replication
Describe storage replication adapters
Describe the process for adding an array manager in vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Describe the components of vSphere Replication
Define use cases for vCenter Site Recovery Manager using vSphere Replication
Deploy a vSphere Replication appliance
Configure vSphere Replication appliance settings
Configure a vSphere Replication appliance connection
Deploy an additional vSphere Replication server
Course Outline :: VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage ::
Register an additional vSphere Replication server
- 6. Configuring Inventory Mappings
Describe inventory mappings
Describe network mappings
Discuss placeholder datastores
Configure inventory mappings in vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Configure a placeholder datastore
List the steps to refresh inventory mappings
- 7. Configuring vSphere Replication
Configure vSphere Replication for virtual machines
Discuss the need for a datastore mapping
Describe vSphere Replication RPO scheduling
Describe vSphere Replication disk transfer protocol
- 8. Building Protection Groups
Define what a protection group is
Discuss the differences between array-based protection groups and protection groups based on vSphere
Replication
Create a protection group
Configure protection group settings
Remove protection from a virtual machine
- 9. Building Recovery Plans
Discuss recovery plan concepts
List recovery plan steps
Discuss network planning
Create a recovery plan.
Create a recovery plan
Configure virtual machine properties in a recovery plan
Remove a recovery plan
Course Outline :: VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage ::
- 10. Testing and Running a Recovery Plan
Discuss use cases for vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Describe planned migration
Identify vCenter Site Recovery Manager workflows
Discuss VMware vSphere® VMFS resignaturing
Describe how vCenter Site Recovery Manager works with various vSphere technologies.
Discuss how migration and failover affect virtual machines
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.