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Setting Up Your Environment

This section details initial setup requirements for using VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and the Dell MD

storage array-based Storage Replication Adapter (SRA).

Installation Prerequisites

Implementing a successful recovery solution using VMware and the remote replication features of the Dell MD storage

array requires specific installation and configuration tasks on the VMware application platform and MD storage array.

The following VMware platforms are required.

• ESX host server (connected to MD storage arrays)

• vSphere Client

• vCenter Server

• Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

• Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)

Compatibility Requirement

NOTE: For the latest supported software VMware versions for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, Site Recovery

Manager, Storage Replication Adapter and firmware updates, see

PowerVault MD Series Support Matrix

dell.com/support/manuals.

Before the installation, note the following compatibility requirement.

• vSphere Client and Site Recovery Manager (SRM) version must match with the version of vCenter Server that it is

connecting to. If a different version of vCenter Server is found, it will prompt to download a new client from that

vCenter Server.

NOTE: For information on installing these applications, refer to the VMware platform documentation at

vmware.com/support/product-support.

Remote Replication And Snapshot Premium Feature Activation

SRA requires that these Dell MD storage array premium features be activated on each array used in your recovery

solution:

• Remote Replication

• Snapshot Virtual Disk

For more information on obtaining and activating MD premium features, go to dell.com/support and select your array

model from the product selector.

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