Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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VMware SRM and Dell Storage Manager Prerequisites

To use the Dell SRA with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager, the following configuration requirements must be met.


Requirement	Description
Data Collector Deployment	A Storage Manager Data Collector must be visible to all Storage Centers within the SRM configuration. Three options are available: Install and configure the Storage Manager Data Collector on the recovery SRM site only. Install and configure Dell Storage Manager Primary Data Collector on the protected site; install and configure Dell Storage Manager Remote Data Collector on the recovery site. Install and configure Dell Storage Manager Primary Data Collector on the recovery site; install and configure Dell Storage Manager Remote Data Collector on the protected site.
Storage Center Configuration	VMware vSphere server objects must be created on both the source and destination Storage Centers. Replication QoS Nodes must be defined on the source and destination Storage Centers.
Dell Storage Manager Users	Three users are required: To install SRM – A Dell Storage Manager user that can access all Storage Centers at the protected and recovery sites. To manage the protected site with SRM – A Dell Storage Manager user that can access only the Storage Centers at the protected site. To manage the recovery site with SRM – A Dell Storage Manager user that can access only the Storage Centers at the recovery site.
Communication between Dell Storage Manager and SRM	The firewall (if any) between SRM and Dell Storage Manager must allow SOAP over HTTP on TCP port 3033.
Replications	Using Dell Storage Manager, create replications or Live Volumes from the protected site to the recovery site. Source and destination volumes must not be replicating anywhere else. Restore points for replications must be validated and saved.
Restore Points	Restore points are not available to VMware vCenter SRM until they have been saved. Using Dell Storage Manager, save restore points for the replications. If you are using Data Collectors on both the recovery and protected sites, you must save restore points on both sites.