You perform several tasks to upgrade Site Recovery Manager .
About this task
For information about supported upgrade paths, see in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php? before you upgrade.
Important:
Upgrading from Site Recovery Manager 6.0.x to Site Recovery Manager 6.5 is not supported. Upgrade Site Recovery Manager to a Site Recovery Manager 6.1.x release before you upgrade to Site Recovery Manager 6.5. See Upgrading Site Recovery Manager in the Site Recovery Manager 6.1 documentation for information about upgrading to 6.1.x.
You must perform the upgrade tasks in order. Complete all of the upgrade tasks on the protected site first, then complete the tasks on the recovery site.
Procedure
Order of Upgrading vSphere and Site Recovery Manager Components You must upgrade certain components of your vSphere environment before you upgrade Site Recovery Manager .
Prerequisites and Best Practices for Site Recovery Manager Upgrade Before you upgrade Site Recovery Manager , you must perform preparatory tasks on both Site Recovery Manager sites and verify that you have certain information.
In-Place Upgrade of Site Recovery Manager Server An in-place upgrade provides a quick way to upgrade Site Recovery Manager Server without changing the information that you provided for the previous installation.
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager Server with Migration You can upgrade Site Recovery Manager and migrate Site Recovery Manager Server to a different host than the previous Site Recovery Manager Server installation.
Configure and Verify the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation You must configure the upgraded components to establish a working Site Recovery Manager installation.
Revert to a Previous Release of Site Recovery Manager To revert to a previous release of Site Recovery Manager , you must uninstall Site Recovery Manager from the protected and recovery sites. You can then reinstall the previous release.