Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 7)

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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) 5.1.
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 5.0 or later
• vCenter Server 5.0 or later
• Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 or later
• Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 5.1 (downloaded from dell.com)
Compatibility Requirement
NOTE: For the latest supported software and firmware updates, see PowerVault MD Series Support Matrix on
dell.com/support/manuals.
Before the installation, note the following compatibility requirements:
• SRM 5.1 works only with vCenter Server 5.1.
• SRM 5.0 works only with vCenter Server 5.0.
• vCenter Servers 5.0 and 5.1 both requires 64-bit ODBC connection to a supported database, if not using the
included SQL Express (SQL Express not recommended for most configurations).
• SRM 5.0 requires a 32-bit ODBC connection to a supported database.
• SRM 5.1 requires a 64-bit ODBC connection to a supported database.
• SRA 5.1 is compatible with SRM 5.0 and SRM 5.1 and does not require any database support.
• vSphere Client 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 5.1 requires that these Dell MD storage array premium features be activated on each array used in your recovery
solution:
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