| VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1 Virtual Appliance | 18 NOV 2021 | Build 18907989 | Download Check for additions and updates to these release notes. VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1 is a minor product patch release that provides bug fixes and improvements. The content of the VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5 Release Notes applies to this version as well. |
What's in the Release Notes
These release notes cover the following topics:
- What's New in VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1
- Installation and Upgrade
- Migration to the VMware Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance
What's New in VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1
The VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1 Express Patch contains:
- Software fixes
- Security fixes, updating the Tomcat to avoid vulnerabilities
- Third-party product 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 Matrices.
If you are running Site Recovery Manager 8.5, upgrade to Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1. See Upgrading Site Recovery Manager in Site Recovery Manager 8.5 Installation and Configuration for instructions about upgrading Site Recovery Manager.
If you use vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager 8.5, upgrade the vSphere Replication appliance to version 8.5.0.1. See the vSphere Replication 8.5.0.1 Release Notes for information about vSphere Replication 8.5.0.1.
Migration to the VMware Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance
You can migrate your Site Recovery Manager 8.3.x instance from Windows to the Site Recovery Manager 8.3.x virtual appliance and then upgrade to Site Recovery Manager 8.5.0.1 Virtual Appliance. For information about the migration procedure, see Migrate from Site Recovery Manager for Windows to Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance.
