11.0 HP StoreVirtual Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) Deployment Guide (AX696-96313, September 2013)

1 Using the HP StoreVirtual SRA Software
The HP StoreVirtual SRA Software enables full featured use of the VMware Site Recovery Manager.
Combining Remote Copy replication with VMware SRM provides an automated solution for
implementing and testing disaster recovery between geographically separated sites.
Configuring SRA
A typical SRM configuration involves two geographically separated sites with TCP/IP connectivity,
the protection site and the recovery site. The protection site is the site that is being replicated to
the recovery site for disaster recovery. Each site contains HP StoreVirtual Storage, vSphere servers,
a Virtual Center Server, and an SRM server.
Figure 1 Typical SRM configuration with two geographically separate sites
Requirements
• LeftHand OS Version 9.5 or later
• 64-bit Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft .NET 3.5
• VMware vCenter and VMware SRM running on two sites
Installing SRA
First install the VMware SRM at each site, and then install the SRA on the SRM server at each site.
You can obtain the SRA on a DVD, or as an .ISO image downloaded from the website: http://
www.hp.com/go/StoreVirtualDownloads. Once the SRA is installed, the SRM can discover
Configuring SRA 3