In a shared protected site configuration, the Site Recovery Manager Server instances on the protected site connect to the same vCenter Server instance.

In this example, two Site Recovery Manager Server instances share a vCenter Server instance on each of two shared protected sites. On the recovery sites, two Site Recovery Manager Server instances share a vCenter Server instance on each shared recovery site.

Figure 1. Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Protected Site and Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Protected Site and Shared Recovery Site Configuration