Configure and Verify the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation

You must configure the upgraded components to establish a working Site Recovery Manager installation.

If you use array-based replication, you must check that your storage replication adapters (SRAs) are compatible with this version of Site Recovery Manager. According to the type of storage that you use, you might need to reinstall the SRAs.

If you use vSphere Replication and you upgraded vSphere Replication, no additional configuration is required other than verifying your connections, protection groups, and recovery plans.

Prerequisites

• Upgrade Site Recovery Manager.
• If you use array-based replication, check the availability of an SRA for your type of storage. See the VMware Compatibility Guide for Site Recovery Manager at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=sra.
• Download the SRA by going to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads, selecting VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager > Download Product, then selecting Drivers & Tools > Storage Replication Adapters > Go to Downloads.
• If you obtain an SRA from a different vendor site, verify that it has been certified for the Site Recovery Manager release you are using. See the VMware Compatibility Guide for Site Recovery Manager at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=sra.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client.
2. In the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Open Site Recovery.
3. On the Site Recovery home tab, select a site pair, and click View Details.
4. On the Site Pair tab, click Reconfigure Site Pair and provide the required information.
5. If you use array-based replication, select Configure > Array Based Replication > Storage Replication Adapters and check the status of the storage array adapters.
6. If array managers are in the Error state, uninstall the SRAs, install the new version, and rescan the SRAs on the Site Recovery Manager Server hosts that you upgraded.
   You must perform these tasks on both sites.
   1. Log in to the Site Recovery Manager Server host machine on each site.
   2. Uninstall the SRAs that are in the Error state.
   3. Reinstall the SRAs with the SRA version that corresponds to this version of Site Recovery Manager.
   4. In the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Open Site Recovery.
   5. On the Site Recovery home tab, select a site pair and click View Details.
   6. Select Configure > Array Based Replication > Storage Replication Adapters and click Rescan Adapters.
7. If you use array-based replication, reenter the login credentials for the array managers.
   1. Select Configure > Array Based Replication > Array Pairs, select an array pair, click Array Manager Pair, and then click Edit Local Array Manager or Edit Remote Array Manager.
   2. Enter the user name and password for the array, and click Save.
8. Select the Protection Groups tab and the Recovery Plans tab, and verify that your protection groups and recovery plans from the previous version are present.
9. On the Recovery Plans tab, run a test on each of your recovery plans.