The installation procedure of vSphere Replication involves several steps. Procedure Prepare Your Environment to Install vSphere ReplicationBefore you deploy the vSphere Replication appliance, you must prepare the environment. Deploy the vSphere Replication Virtual AppliancevSphere Replication is distributed as an OVF virtual appliance. Register the vSphere Replication Appliance with vCenter Single Sign-OnYou must register the vSphere Replication Management Server with vCenter Single Sign-On on both the source and the target sites. Configure vSphere Replication ConnectionsTo use vSphere Replication between two sites managed by different vCenter Server instances, you must configure a connection between the two vSphere Replication appliances. Parent topic: Installing and Uninstalling vSphere Replication