Laying the groundwork for an SRM environment

You will need to perform a set of configuration activities to lay the groundwork for an SRM environment so that it can be used to test or execute the recovery plans.

Here is an outline of the tasks that need to be done to form an SRM environment:

  • Preparing the storage for array-based replication
  • Host presentation (zoning) at the protected and recovery sites
  • Installing SRM on both the protected and recovery sites
  • Pairing the SRM instances
  • Installing the SRA
  • Adding the array managers
  • Enabling the array pairs
  • Creating resource, folder, and network mappings
  • Creating placeholder datastores

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