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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Dell Storage ManagerSRA Configurations

This section presents two supported configurations for using VMware Site Recovery Manager with Dell Storage Manager: using a primary Data Collector only, or using a primary Data Collector and a remote Data Collector.

NOTE:For information on setting up Stretched Storage for Live Volumes, see VMware documentation for configuring Stretched Storage.

Primary Data Collector Only Configuration

In the following figure, the Protected and the Recovery sites are connected by a single Dell Storage Manager Primary Data Collector.

Figure 1. SRA Configuration with a Single Data Collector
A single Data Collector located at the primary site communicates with VMware SRM servers at both sites

  1. Protected site

  2. Recovery site

  3. VMware SRM server at protected site

  4. VMware SRM server at recovery site

  5. Primary Data Collector at recovery site

  6. Storage Center at protected site

  7. Storage Center at recovery site

In a configuration with only one Storage Manager Data Collector, locate the Data Collector at the Recovery Site.

Remote Data Collector Configuration

In the following configuration, the Protected Site is connected to a Dell Storage Manager Primary Data Collector; the Recovery Site is connected to a Dell Storage Manager Remote Data Collector.

Figure 2. SRA Configuration with a Primary and Remote Data Collector
A primary Data Collector located at the protected site and a secondary Data Collector located at the recovery site

  1. Protected site

  2. Recovery site

  3. VMware SRM server at protected site

  4. VMware SRM server at recovery site

  5. Primary Data Collector at protected site

  6. Remote Data Collector at recovery site

  7. Storage Center at protected site

  8. Storage Center at recovery site

In a configuration with a Dell Storage Manager Remote Data Collector, locate the Remote Data Collector on the Recovery Site. This configuration allows DR activation from the remote site when the Protected Site goes down. By design, the Dell Storage Manager Remote Data Collector is connected to the same Storage Centers as the Dell Storage Manager Primary Data Collector.

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