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VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

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description VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Overview

For organizations deeply invested in the VMware ecosystem, SRM remains the gold standard for orchestrated disaster recovery. It uses vSphere features to automate the failover and failback of entire application stacks defined by Recovery Plans. It offers deep integration with vCenter, ensuring that dependencies between VMs are maintained flawlessly during a disaster event.

help VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) FAQ

Does VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) support non-VMware hypervisors like KVM or Hyper-V?

No, SRM is proprietary software deeply integrated into the vSphere and ESXi ecosystems. It cannot orchestrate disaster recovery failover for virtual machines running on competing hypervisor platforms.

How does VMware SRM handle IP address changes during a disaster recovery failover?

SRM utilizes customizable IP customization rules within the Recovery Plans to automatically re-IP virtual machines during failover. This ensures that the recovered VMs can immediately communicate successfully on the disaster recovery site's specific subnet.

Can VMware Site Recovery Manager be used with VMware Cloud on AWS?

Yes, SRM is fully supported on VMware Cloud on AWS, allowing organizations to use the public cloud as an active disaster recovery target. This hybrid approach eliminates the massive capital expenditure of building a secondary physical datacenter.

What is the difference between a planned migration and a disaster recovery failover in SRM?

A planned migration gracefully shuts down the VMs at the protected site to ensure zero data loss before powering them on at the recovery site. A disaster failover, however, assumes the primary site is down and will power on the VMs immediately, risking the loss of in-flight data.

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