• Understand VMware Site Recovery Manager architecture and disaster recovery topologies.
• Deploy and configure the SRM appliance.
• Configure site pairing, inventory mappings, and resource mappings.
• Configure array-based replication and vSphere Replication.
• Create and manage protection groups and recovery plans.
• Test and execute recovery plans.
• Perform planned migrations and reprotection.
• Monitor and troubleshoot SRM environments.

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 2: 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

Module 3: Deploying and Configuring Site Recovery Manager

• Identify 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 update the Site Recovery Manager appliance
• Describe options for accessing Site Recovery Manager
• Configure site pairing
• Import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration

Module 4: 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 vSphere inventory changes for Site Recovery Manager operation

Module 5: Using Array-Based Replication

• Describe array-based replication
• Describe Storage Replication Adapters and their role in array-based replication
• Describe the concept and configuration of array pairs
• Describe datastore groups and the relationship between devices and datastore groups
• Customize recovery plans
• Configure additional steps in recovery plans
• Delete a recovery plan

Module 6: Using vSphere Replication

• Describe vSphere Replication functionality
• Describe vSphere Replication architecture
• Deploy and configure vSphere Replication
• Configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager
• Create protection groups based on vSphere Replication
• Manage vSphere Replication protection

Module 7: Managing Protection Groups

• Describe Site Recovery Manager protection groups
• Create array-based protection groups
• Create vSphere Replication protection groups
• Create Virtual Volumes protection groups
• Configure and manage protection groups
• Understand the relationship between protection groups and recovery plans

Module 8: Creating and Managing Recovery Plans

• Describe recovery plan components
• Create a recovery plan
• Add protection groups to recovery plans
• Configure recovery plan steps
• Customize recovery plans
• Edit and manage recovery plans
• Remove recovery plans

Module 9: Recovery Plan Customization

• Configure recovery plan steps
• Add commands and actions to recovery plans
• Configure virtual machine recovery settings
• Customize network and resource mappings
• Configure recovery dependencies

Module 10: Executing Recovery Plans

• Discuss Site Recovery Manager use cases
• Describe planned migration
• Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows
• Examine Site Recovery Manager integration with vSphere technologies
• Conduct recovery plan tests
• Perform a recovery plan test
• Identify the effect of recovery testing on the storage layer
• Review recovery plan test steps
• Cancel recovery plan tests and perform cleanup
• Execute recovery plans in planned migration or disaster recovery mode
• Identify recovery steps for each execution type
• Describe forced recovery
• Explain reprotection processes and states
• Examine failback steps
• Reprotect a data center

Module 11: 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

2 Days

• Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance.
• Register SRM with vCenter Server.
• Configure and validate site pairing.
• Configure inventory and resource mappings.
• Configure array-based replication.
• Configure Storage Replication Adapters and array pairs.
• Deploy and configure vSphere Replication.
• Create array-based, vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups.
• Create and customize recovery plans.
• Configure recovery plan steps and dependencies.
• Perform recovery plan tests.
• Execute planned migration workflows.
• Execute disaster recovery workflows.
• Perform reprotection and failback operations.
• Monitor recovery plan execution.
• Review SRM logs and troubleshoot recovery workflows.

Course Completion Certificate by Network Binary

• vSphere Administrators
• VMware Architects
• System Engineers
• Systems Integrators
• Disaster Recovery Professionals
• Infrastructure professionals responsible for SRM deployment and management

Participants should have completed one of the following or possess equivalent knowledge and experience:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMware vSphere: Fast Track
• VMware vSphere: What's New
• VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting