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

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

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