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  • 1.  General questions - VCSA 6.7 with SRM 8.1

    Posted Jul 11, 2019 03:19 AM

    Hi friends,

    I did an SRM training, but as I've never used it in practice the knowledge ends up being outdated.

    The training was done with a Windows vCenter and with vReplication and did not address the pluguin part of the storage.

    I want to use SRM with VCSA 6.7 and I will have to use pluguin for Dell EMC storage.

    Doubts:

    - Is there SRM 8.1 that is supported for VCSA 6.7 appliance as well? Or will I have to use a Windows VM?

    - If you do not have the SRM appliance, can I use VCSA 6.7 and SRM installed on a windows?

    - How do I enable SRM in VCSA 6.7?

    - Is the SRM pluguin for storage installed on the same SRM server? Or is it on another server? Or is it in vsphere esxi?

    Thank you.



  • 2.  RE: General questions - VCSA 6.7 with SRM 8.1

    Posted Aug 02, 2019 09:40 AM

    - Is there SRM 8.1 that is supported for VCSA 6.7 appliance as well? Or will I have to use a Windows VM?

    Yes it is.You can use it with VCSA 6.7 appliance as well.

    - If you do not have the SRM appliance, can I use VCSA 6.7 and SRM installed on a windows?

    SRM appliance is introduced in 8.1.2. Yes VCSA 6.7 and SRM can be installed on windows

    - How do I enable SRM in VCSA 6.7?

    When you install SRM 8.1 on windows,It will ask to you provide the vCenter information or PSC information (Incase if PSC is external) During the course of installation SRM will register to vCenter and enable accoridngly.

    - Is the SRM pluguin for storage installed on the same SRM server? Or is it on another server? Or is it in vsphere esxi?

    SRA(Storage Replication adopter) is installed on the same server where SRM is installed.

    Regards

    Ritesh