VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.2]
This two-day hands-on training course equips experienced VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge needed to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager™ 8.2. The course also shows how to write and test disaster recovery plans using Site Recovery Manager.
COD: SRMICM82
CATEGORY: VMware
Teaching methodology
The course includes educational laboratories in which each student will be able to work in order to complete training exercises that will provide practical experience in using the instrument, for each of the topics covered during the course.
Who should participate
vSphere administrators, architects, systems engineers and systems integrators responsible for implementing or managing Site Recovery Manager.
Prerequisites
This course requires completion of one of the following courses:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.x]
- VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.x]
- VMware vSphere: What’s New [V5.5 to V6.x]
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting Workshop [V6.x]
Or equivalent administrative knowledge and experience with VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server™.
Outgoing knowledge/skills
By the end of the course, you should be able to achieve the following objectives:
- Summarize the architectural components of Site Recovery Manager.
- Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance.
- Describe the main disaster recovery topologies used with Site Recovery Manager.
- Configure inventory and resource mappings
- Describe the storage replication options used with Site Recovery Manager.
- Configure Site Recovery Manager to take advantage of array-based replication.
- Describe the features of VMware vSphere® Replication™.
- Describe the vSphere Replication architecture
- Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager
- Create vSphere Replication-based Site Recovery Manager protection groups
- Create, edit, run, test and remove a recovery plan.
- Run a scheduled migration
- Perform reprotection and failback using Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication.
Educational program
1 Introduction to the course
- Outline the information needed to effectively undertake this course
- Identify resources for more information
2 Overview and architecture
- Discuss the Site Recovery Manager architecture
- Review disaster recovery options with Site Recovery Manager
- Describe the integration of Site Recovery Manager with VMware vSphere® ClientTM
- Discuss the features of Site Recovery Manager
- Review Site Recovery Manager archiving policies and integration options
- Discuss how Site Recovery Manager supports different disaster recovery topologies.
- Identify use cases of Site Recovery Manager in various scenarios.
- Descrivere come VMware Site Recovery™ per VMware Cloud™ su AWS si integra con Site Recovery Manager.
3 Deploying and configuring Site Recovery Manager
- Identify requirements for implementing Site Recovery Manager.
- Discuss the benefits of the Site Recovery Manager appliance.
- Explore vSphere deployment models
- Distribuire l’appliance Site Recovery Manager
- Navigate the Site Recovery Manager setup user interface
- Describe the process of registering Site Recovery Manager with VMware vCenter Server®.
- Configure site pairing
- Identify how to perform Site Recovery Manager appliance updates.
4 Configuring inventory mappings
- Illustrate the importance of inventory mappings
- Review the configuration options for inventory mappings
- Illustrate the importance of placeholders
5 Using array-based replication
- Describe array-based replication
- Discuss the role of Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
- Explore the relationship between devices, consistency groups, and datastore groups
- Configure array pairs
6 Replica in vSphere
- Explore the vSphere Replication architecture
- Review the features of vSphere Replication
- Formulate use cases for vSphere Replication
- Deploy a vSphere Replication device
- Configure vSphere Replication appliance settings
- Configure a vSphere Replication appliance connection
- Deploy a vSphere Replication server
- Register a vSphere Replication server
7 Replicate virtual machines with vSphere Replication
- Configure vSphere Replication for virtual machines
- Explain the importance of datastore mappings
- Describe the planning of vSphere Replication recovery point objectives
- Describe the vSphere Replication disk transfer protocol
8 Creating security groups
- Define the functionality of security groups
- Review the differences between array-based protection groups, vSphere Replication-based protection groups, and storage profile protection groups.
- Storage profile replication and security groups
- Create a security group
- Discuss security group settings
- Remove protection from a virtual machine
- Create a storage profile security group
9 Creating recovery plans
- Discuss recovery plan concepts
- List the phases of the recovery plan
- Discuss network planning
- Discuss customization options in recovery planning
- Explain how to implement a recovery plan
- Review the recovery plan options
10 Test and execute a recovery plan
- Discuss use cases for Site Recovery Manager
- Describe the planned migration
- Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows
- Discuss the importance of resemantizing VMware vSphere® VMFS
- Review Site Recovery Manager integration with various vSphere technologies.
- Explain how to conduct a recovery plan test
- Test your recovery plan
- Identify effects on the storage tier during recovery phases
- Explain the execution of a recovery plan in planned migration or disaster recovery mode
- Understand storage tier changes for plan execution types
- Identify the recovery phases for each type of run
- Describe how to re-secure a data center
- Examine failback phases
11 Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Discuss Site Recovery Manager alerts
- Explore Site Recovery Manager historical reports
- Configure the advanced settings of Site Recovery Manager
- Describe how to change log levels
- Explain how to collect log bundles
- Identify key log locations
Duration – 2 days
Delivery – in Classroom, On Site, Remote
PC and SW requirements:
- Internet connection
- Web browser, Google Chrome
- Zoom
Language
Instructor: English
Labs: English
Slides: English
