The system on which you install Site Recovery Manager must meet specific hardware requirements.
Minimum System Requirements for Site Recovery Manager for Windows
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Processor | At least two 2.0 GHz or faster Intel or AMD x86 processors. Site Recovery Manager deployments that manage large environments require four 2.0 GHz CPUs. |
| Memory | 4 GB minimum. You might require more memory if you use the embedded database, as the content of the database expands. The memory requirement increases if Site Recovery Manager manages large environments. |
| Disk Storage | 5 GB minimum. If you install Site Recovery Manager on a different drive to the C: drive, the Site Recovery Manager installer still requires at least 1 GB of free space on the C: drive. This space is required for extracting and caching the installation package. If you use the embedded database, you might require more disk storage as the content of the database expands. |
| Networking | 1 Gbit for communication between Site Recovery Manager sites. Use a trusted network for the deployment and use of Site Recovery Manager and for the management of ESXi hosts. |
Minimum System Requirements for the Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance
Site Recovery Manager is distributed as a 64-bit virtual appliance packaged in the
.ovf format. You must deploy the virtual appliance in a
vCenter Server environment by using the OVF deployment wizard on an
ESXi host.
| Deployment type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Light | 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, one 16 GB hard disk, and one 4 GB hard disk, 1 Gbit network card. You can use the light deployment type for deployments that protect less than 1000 virtual machines.
Note: To increase the number of vCPUs and RAM, edit the settings of the
Site Recovery Manager appliance virtual machine.
|
| Standard | 4 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, one 16 GB hard disk, and one 4 GB hard disk, 1 Gbit network card. Use the standard deployment type for deployments that protect more than 1000 virtual machines. |
For information about supported platforms and databases, see the Compatibility Matrices for Site Recovery Manager 8.3 at https://docs.vmware.com/en/Site-Recovery-Manager/8.3/rn/srm-compat-matrix-8-3.html.
