Installing Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.1

Below is the step by step guide for installing SRM 6.1 with screenshots.

• Double click on setup package to start the install process.

• Click Run on setup prompt.

 

 

• Select the language and click OK.

 

 

• This will start extraction of the setup files and load setup wizard.

   

 

• Click next on the welcome screen.

 

• Click next on the VMware Patent screen.

 

• Accept the license agreement and click next.

 

• Click next on prerequisites screen.

 

• Select the install folder location by clicking Change button, in case you wish to change the default path else click next.

 

• Enter Platform Services Controller (PSC) details and click next.

 

• Verify the selection of correct vCenter instance and click next.

 

• Enter SRM extension details and click next (Local site Name is vCenter FQDN and Local host is vCenter IP address in this example).

 

• Select the plugin identifier as per requirement and click next. For reference on which option to use, read the description above selection buttons.

 

• Select the method for certificate and click next.

 

• Provide the details that will be used for certificate generation as per our previous selection.

 

• Select the database instance as embedded or existing custom database and click next.

 

• Provide details for connecting to database instance and click next.

 

•  Choose whether to use local account or domain account as service account for SRM. I have used local account.

 

• Click next and click Install on next window. This will start the install process  as per the input provided during wizard.

•  Once installation is complete, click Finish.

 

• In order to verify the installation completion, do check SRM service from Service management console.

 

• Check in Web client for below additional options on home screen.

 

 

That sums up the install process for Site Recovery Manager 6.1.