Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course goals and objectives
Module 2: Overview and Architecture
- Describe how vCenter Site Recovery Manager can be used for disaster recovery
- List vCenter Site Recovery Manager features
Module 3: Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Identify the necessary components to deploy and use vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- List prerequisites and guidelines
- Install the software and the VMware vSphere® Client™ plug-in
- Configure a site pair
Module 4: Storage Replication
- Discuss vCenter Site Recovery Manager architecture when used with array-based replication Discuss vSphere Replication technology
Module 5: Deploying Replication
- Deploy and configure a vSphere Replication appliance
- Deploy and configure a vSphere Replication server appliance
- Describe the architecture of vSphere Replication
- Describe the process for adding an array manager
Module 6: Configuring Inventory Mappings
- Configure inventory and network mappings
- Configure placeholder datastores
Module 7: Configuring vSphere Replication
- Discuss how vSphere Replication works
- Configure vSphere Replication for a single virtual machine
- Configure vSphere Replication for multiple virtual machines
- Manage vSphere Replication
Module 8: Building Protection Groups
- Discuss differences between array-based protection groups and vSphere Replication protection groups
- Create, configure, and edit protection groups
Module 9: Building Recovery Plans
- Discuss vCenter Site Recovery Manager recovery plan concepts
- Create a recovery plan
- Modify recovery plan properties
Module 10: Testing and Running a Recovery Plan
- Discuss use cases for vCenter Site Recovery Manager recovery
- Describe recovery plan workflows
- Test a recovery plan
- Revert a tested recovery plan
- Discuss recovery plan execution
- Perform a planned migration
- Perform a reprotect
- Perform a failback