Verifying the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager installation

Before you start to run the IBM® Spectrum Virtualize Family SRA container, you must ensure that the VMware SRM is already installed and accessible at the protected (primary) site as well as the recovery (secondary) site.

Procedure

Go to the Web Client home page and verify that the Site Recovery icon is displayed under Inventories, as shown in Figure 2.

VMware vSphere Web Client home page with Site Recovery icon showing under Inventories. Indicates that Site Recovery Manager is installed. — Figure 2. VMware vSphere Web Client home page – Site Recovery icon

Note: For more information on how to install VMware Virtual Center Server and the Site Recovery Manager virtual application, refer to the VMware Virtual Center installation and administration guide.