Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0 is the complete, technical, hands-on guide to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 installation and configuration for experienced VMware professionals. VMware forum moderator and vExpert Mike Laverick fully explains SRM 5.0βs failover/failback procedures, walks readers through configuring storage replication with hardware from several leading suppliers, and shows how to efficiently implement fast, automated, centralized disaster recovery. Drawing on his extensive experience with SRM and vSphere, Laverick identifies common pitfalls and errors, explains why they occur, and shows exactly how to fix them. Fully up to date for SRM 5.0, this book delivers βin-the-trenchesβ technical knowledge you wonβt find anywhere else, including expert guidance for utilizing SRM 5.0βs advanced new vSphere Replication (VR).
Tuesday, January 3. 2012
New Book: Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0
Coverage includes:
β’ Going βunder the hoodβ with SRM 5.0 to thoroughly understand its operation
β’ Going βunder the hoodβ with SRM 5.0 to thoroughly understand its operation
β’ Configuring multiple LUN/volumes with virtual machines and virtual disks
β’ Installing VMware SRM and configuring vSphere Replication (VR)
β’ Using VR to replicate VMs across locations without third-party storage array-based replication
β’ Using VR to replicate a single VM or groups of VMs to the Recovery Site
β’ Efficiently configuring protected and recovery sites
β’ Using Reprotect Mode to accelerate failback and enhance VM portability
β’ Using dependencies and priority orders to configure SRM based on your existing categories of applications and services
β’ Leveraging SRM 5.0βs scalability improvements to serve large-scale and/or cloud environments
β’ Defining custom recovery plans
β’ Working with alarms, export histories, and access control
β’ Implementing bidirectional relationships and shared site configurations
β’ Scripting automated site recovery
β’ Upgrading from SRM 4.1 to SRM 5.0
β’ Configuring SRM 5.0 with Dell EqualLogic Replication, EMC Celerra Replicator, EMC CLARiiON MirrorView, HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance with Remote Copy, and NetApp SnapMirror
β’ Configuring SRM 5.0 with Dell EqualLogic Replication, EMC Celerra Replicator, EMC CLARiiON MirrorView, HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance with Remote Copy, and NetApp SnapMirror