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GA Date: November 15, 2016

What is VMware Site Recovery Manager?

VMware Site Recovery Manager is an industry-leading DR solution that enables application availability and mobility across sites for vSphere-based private cloud environments. Site Recovery Manager is an automation software that integrates with an underlying replication technology to provide automated orchestration of recovery plans and non-disruptive testing.

What’s New in this release?

Integration with vRealize Operations Manager through a new management pack – the vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 6.5.

Support for vSphere Virtual Volumes through vSphere Replication.

Support for silent installation, upgrade, and uninstallation.

Introducing enhancements to Site Recovery Manager 6.5 Public API.

Support for the vCenter Server HA feature. Site Recovery Manager works normally in the event that vCenter Server HA fails over to another vCenter Server node.

Support for migration of a vCenter Server installation on Windows to a vCenter Server Appliance installation during upgrade.

Support for the Virtual Machine Encryption feature with Storage Policy Protection Groups (SPPGs).

Support for Test Recovery operation when the protected and recovery sites are disconnected.

Integration with VMware Analytics Cloud (VAC). Site Recovery Manager is now participating in the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

Download Page:

VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.5: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=SRM65&productId=617&rPId=13478

VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 6.5: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=SRM65-PLUGIN&productId=617#product_downloads

Product Information:

Product Page: http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager.html

Product Documentation: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/srm_pubs.html

Product API Documentation: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/srm-api

Compatibility Matrix: https://www.vmware.com/support/srm/srm-compat-matrix-6-5.html

SRM 6.5 Certified Storage Replication Adapters:

A total of eight SRM ecosystem partners are delivering Site Recovery Manager 6.5 compatible Storage Replication Adapters at Day 0 (Dell, Huawei, EMC, NetApp, Pure Storage, IBM, HPE, NEC).

For the full list of available SRAs, please refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=sra