VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 Release Notes

VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 | 23 JUN 2022 | Build 19987970 | Download VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 Virtual Appliance | 23 JUN 2022 | Build 19987964 | Download Check for additions and updates to these release notes. VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 is a minor product patch release that provides bug fixes. The content of the VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1 Release Notes, VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.1 Release Notes, VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.3 Release Notes, VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.4 Release Notes, and the VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.5 Release Notes applies to this version as well.

What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

• What's New in Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6
• Installation and Upgrade
• Migration to Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance
• Resolved Issues

What's New in Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6

• The VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 Express Patch provides bug fixes.

Installation and Upgrade

For information about installing and upgrading VMware Site Recovery Manager, see Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration.

For the supported upgrade paths for VMware Site Recovery Manager, select Upgrade Path and VMware Site Recovery Manager in the  VMware Product Interoperability Matrix. The recommended upgrade path from Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 is to Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.4 or later version.

If you are running Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.x, upgrade to Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6. See Upgrading Site Recovery Manager in Site Recovery Manager 8.3 Installation and Configuration for instructions about upgrading Site Recovery Manager.

If you use vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.x, upgrade the vSphere Replication appliance to version 8.3.1.6. See the vSphere Replication 8.3.1.6 Release Notes for information about vSphere Replication 8.3.1.6.

Migration to Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance

You can migrate your Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6 instance from Windows to the Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance. For information about the migration procedure, see Migrate from Site Recovery Manager for Windows to Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance.

Resolved Issues

• NEW The vpxd service on the Site Recovery Manager stops responding

  The Site Recovery Manager appliance fails to properly clean up the collector filters causing the vpxd service to stop responding.

  This issue is fixed in Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6.

• NEW The datastore is not listed in the secondary site when configuring replication

  If the secondary site has two clusters with the same name in different folders, the datastore is not listed when configuring replications.

  This issue is fixed in Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6.

• NEW After upgrading vCenter Server, you might observe error messages in the Site Recovery UI

  When you open the Site Recovery UI after upgrading your vCenter Server to version 6.7 Update 3p, you might observe the following error message: "User is not logged in. Terminating method execution due to lack of privileges." The same error is observed in the dr.log and the HMS logs.

  This issue is fixed in Site Recovery Manager 8.3.1.6.