EDU-SRMICM86

VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install Configure Manage [V8.6] Training

This two-day, hands-on training course gives experienced VMware vSphere® administrators the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager™ 8.6. This course also shows you how to write and test disaster recovery plans that use Site Recovery Manager.
Course Details

Duration

2 days

Prerequisites

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™.

Target Audience

vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of Site Recovery Manager

Skills Gained

  • Summarize the components of Site Recovery Manager architecture
  • Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Describe the principal disaster recovery topologies that are used with Site Recovery Manager
  • Configure inventory and resource mappings
  • Describe the storage replication options that are used with Site Recovery Manager
  • Configure Site Recovery Manager to leverage array-based replication
  • Describe VMware vSphere® Replication™ functionality
  • Describe the vSphere Replication architecture
  • Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager
  • Build Site Recovery Manager array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups.
  • Build, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan
  • Perform a planned migration
Course Outline
  • 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
  • Product Alignment
    • VMware Site Recovery Manager [V8.6]
Upcoming Course Dates
USD $1,700
Online Virtual Class
Scheduled
Date: Dec 12 - 13, 2024
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM ET
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