Pairing SRM sites

Once SRM is installed on both sites, then the next step is to pair these sites together. The pairing process establishes a connection between the vCenter Servers at the protected and recovery sites, which in turn makes the SRM instances at both sites become aware of its counterpart at the other site (protected/recovery). Without the sites being paired, we cannot proceed with further configuration of the DR setup.

Here is how the sites can be paired:

  1. Connect to either of the protected/recovery sites through vCenter Server using vSphere Web Client.
  2. Navigate to the inventory Home and click on Site Recovery:

    Pairing SRM sites

  3. At the Site Recovery home ...

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