Running the SRA container

Once you have downloaded the IBM® Spectrum Virtualize Family SRA from the VMware website, use the VMware SRM Appliance Management interface to run it on the SRM server.

Before you begin

It is suggested that you stop your currently installed version of the SRA container before running a different version. You must satisfy all of the prerequisites that are listed in Preparation before you run the SRA container.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to run the IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family SRA container on the SRM server.

  1. Log in to the VMware SRM Appliance Management interface as admin.
    Figure 1. VMware SRM Appliance Management interface login screen
    VMware SRM Appliance Management interface login screen
  2. In the SRM Appliance Management interface, click Storage Replication Adapters > NEW ADAPTER, as shown in Figure 2.
    Figure 2. NEW ADAPTER button on Storage Replication Adapters view in SRM Appliance Management interface
    NEW ADAPTER button on Storage Replication Adapters view in SRM Appliance Management interface
  3. Click Upload, navigate to the directory where you saved the SRA file, and double-click it.
    The SRA upload process begins.
  4. When the upload process finishes, click Close.
    The SRA card is displayed on the Storage Replication Adapters view, as shown in Figure 3.
    Figure 3. Card for new SRA displayed on Storage Replication Adapters view
    Card for new SRA displayed on Storage Replication Adapters view
  5. Log in to the vSphere Web Client.
  6. Click Site Recovery > Open Site Recovery, select a site pair, and click View Details.
  7. On the Site Pair tab, click Configure > Array Based Replication > Storage Replication Adapters > RESCAN ADAPTERS.
    Once the rescan is complete, the Status field value is updated to OK.
    Figure 4. After running RESCAN ADAPTERS on the Site Pair tab on the Site Recovery view
    After running RESCAN ADAPTERS on the Site Pair tab on the Site Recovery view