VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [v8.6] (VSRMICM) Virtual Classroom Live August 24, 2026

Price: $1,500

This course runs for a duration of 2 Days.

The class will run daily from 10 AM ET to 6 PM ET.

Class Location: Virtual LIVE Instructor Led - Virtual Live Classroom.

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Description

VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Install, Configure, Manage [V8.6] certification training focuses on understanding and deploying SRM features, to ensure a seamless and successful disaster recovery plan. Topics covered in this course include installation and configuration, implementing storage replication, managing protection for VMs, orchestrating the recovery process, disaster recovery operations, and conducting disaster recovery tests. This training course helps participants attain the necessary skills and knowledge to avoid and manage disaster scenarios that can impact their organization's IT infrastructure and business processes.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

Summarize the components of Site Recovery Manager architecture
Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the principal disaster recovery topologies that are used with Site Recovery Manager
Configure inventory and resource mappings
Describe the storage replication options that are used with Site Recovery Manager
Configure Site Recovery Manager to leverage array-based replication
Describe VMware vSphere® Replication™ functionality
Describe the vSphere Replication architecture
Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager
Build Site Recovery Manager array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups.
Build, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan
Perform a planned migration

Audience

The target audience for the VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.6] training primarily includes IT professionals, such as system administrators, engineers, and architects, who want to gain expertise in delivering and managing disaster recovery solutions for their organizations using VMware's Site Recovery Manager (SRM). This course is also suitable for virtualization and cloud infrastructure experts who need to understand the functionality and capabilities of SRM for disaster recovery planning and management.

Being familiar with VMware vSphere technology, attendees must possess foundational knowledge of VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, and other data center components. Candidates should have previous experience in managing and administering VMware vSphere environments, either directly or through solutions like vRealize Operations Manager. Additionally, this course is valuable to those seeking to obtain related VMware certifications, such as the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization Deploy (VCAP-DCV Deploy) credentials.

Course Overview

Module 1: Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Module 2: Site Recovery Manager Architecture

Describe Site Recovery Manager architecture
Identify disaster recovery options with Site Recovery Manager
Evaluate how Site Recovery Manager integrates with VMware products
Describe Site Recovery Manager licensing options
List the disaster recovery topologies supported by Site Recovery Manager
Describe how VMware Site Recovery for VMware Cloud on AWS integrates with Site Recovery Manager

Module 3: Deploying and Configuring Site Recovery Manager

Identify the vSphere and vCenter Server requirements for deploying Site Recovery Manager
Define Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance system requirements
Deploy the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration

Module 4: Configuring Inventory Mappings

Explain the importance of inventory mappings
Identify configuration options for inventory mappings
Describe the importance of placeholder virtual machines and datastores
Describe the importance of the vSphere inventory changes for Site Recovery Manager operation

Module 5: Using Array-Based Replication

Describe array-based replication
Describe Storage Replication Adapters and explain their role for the array-based replication
Describe the concept and configuration of array pairs
Describe datastore groups and the relationship between devices and datastore groups
Describe the role of consistency groups
Identify the advantages of array-based replication

Module 6: vSphere Replication

Describe Site Recovery Manager with vSphere Replication Architecture
Discuss the role of vSphere Replication components
Discuss use cases for vSphere Replication
Discuss system requirements and operational limits of vSphere Replication
Determine how to calculate bandwidth requirements for vSphere Replication
Identify the advantages of vSphere Replication
Deploy a vSphere Replication appliance
Configure a vSphere Replication appliance and register it with vCenter Server
Pair vSphere Replication appliances
Deploy an additional vSphere Replication server
Register a vSphere Replication server with a vSphere Replication management server

Module 7: Replicating VMs Using vSphere Replication

Describe the replication process used by vSphere Replication
List vSphere Replication replica states
Describe vSphere Replication of encrypted virtual machines
Describe vSphere native key provider
Describe how to configure vSphere Replication
Discuss vSphere Replication RPO settings
Describe MPIT instances
Describe additional vSphere Replication settings
Describe how to disable vSphere Replication

Module 8: Protection Groups

Define protection group functionality
Examine the differences between array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups
Create a protection group
View a placeholder virtual machine in the inventory
Configure protection for virtual machines and edit protection groups

Module 9: Recovery Plans

Discuss recovery plan concepts
Discuss network planning
Discuss the organization of storage for recovery plans
Describe customization options in recovery planning
Describe priority groups and VM dependencies
Describe how to implement a recovery plan
Configure VM recovery plan properties
Describe the customization of recovery plans
Configure additional steps in the recovery plan
Delete a recovery plan

Module 10: Executing Recovery Plans

Discuss use cases for Site Recovery Manager
Describe planned migration
Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows
Examine Site Recovery Manager integration with various vSphere technologies
Describe how to conduct a recovery plan test
Perform a recovery plan test
Identify the effect on the storage layer during the test recovery steps
Review the recovery plan test steps
Describe how to cancel a recovery plan test and clean up after recovery plan test cancelation
Explain a recovery plan execution in planned migration or disaster recovery mode
Identify the recovery steps for each execution type
Describe a forced recovery
Explain the importance of reprotection processes and states
Examine failback steps
Describe how to reprotect a data center

Module 11: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Identify Site Recovery Manager alarm options
Generate Site Recovery Manager recovery plan history reports
Configure Site Recovery Manager advanced settings
Identify Site Recovery Manager logs
Describe the vRealize Operations management pack for Site Recovery Manager

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

Experience with VMware vSphere: Participants should have familiarity with the administration of VMware vSphere environments, including VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, and VMware vSAN.
Storage Concepts: A basic understanding of storage replication technologies and disaster recovery concepts.
Networking Knowledge: A foundation in networking concepts, including understanding of VLANs, IP addressing, and routing.
Virtual Machine Management: Knowledge of how to create, configure, and manage virtual machines in a vSphere environment.
VMware vSphere Storage Policy-based Management: Participants should understand how VMware vSphere storage policies are used and managed.

It's recommended, but not required, that participants have completed the following courses before enrolling in the VMware Site Recovery Manager training:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [V7]

Having these prerequisites in place will enable participants to hit the ground running during the training and get the most out of the course.

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