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TECHNICAL NOTES Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manager Version 1.0 REV 01 April 2021 The Release Notes document contains information on these topics: Revision History 2 Product Description 2 Environment and System Requirements 2 Technical - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 2
(SRA) allows VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to implement disaster recovery for PowerStore clusters. Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter supports SRM functions such as failing over, failing back, and failover testing using PowerStore as the replication engine. • SRA version 1.0 is - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 3
and Windows) For the VMware Administration Guide, refer to VMware Documentation (http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs). Setting Up the PowerStore Native SRM protection group failover (during testing and actual failover) instructs the Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter to operate on - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 4
of the following documents, available in the Documentation Library on Dell EMC Online Support Site, that matches your installed PowerStore version: • PowerStore 1.0 Release Notes • PowerStore Configuring Volumes Guide Software Media Once you download the SRM software from the VMware web site and - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 5
Installation Downloading and installing Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Windows Before installing Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Windows, ensure that VMware SRM is installed on each Site Recovery Manager Server host. For more information on installing Site Recovery Manager, see the VMware vCenter Site - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 6
Installation b. Accept the license agreement. Figure: License Agreement c. Begin the installation. Figure: Begin Installation Dialog d. If you are installing without administrator privileges, the Windows UAC prompt appears; click Yes. Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin 1.0 for VMware SRM Release Notes - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 7
User with administrative privileges. Ensure that the replication sessions to be used with SRM are enabled and active. Following the instructions of the VMware Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide, build your recovery plans and run failover or failover tests through vSphere. 7. Follow the - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 8
Installation Downloading, Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Photon OS Before installing the Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Linux, make sure that VMware SRM is installed on each Site Recovery Manager Server host. For more information on installing Site Recovery Manager, - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 9
8. In the SRM Appliance Management dialog box, click Storage Replication Adapters. Figure: Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Dialog Box - New Adapter 9. Click NEW ADAPTER; the New Adapter dialog box appears. Figure: New Adapter Dialog 10. Click UPLOAD, and in the resulting file browser, navigate to and select - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 10
Configuring the certificate for Windows 2. Rename the root_ca.pem file to root_ca.cer. 3. Right-click the root_ca.cer file to begin the installation. 4. In the Certificate window, click Install Certificate. Note: You can ignore the warning that the CA Root certificate is not trusted. Figure: Install - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 11
Configuring certificates for Photon OS Figure: Certificate Store 7. Click Finish. Figure: The Certificate and Settings Specified Configuring certificates for Photon OS Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin 1.0 for VMware SRM Release Notes - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 12
Configuring certificates for Photon OS The following procedure describes configuring Dell EMC Powerstore SRA certificates for Photon OS. 1. Get the root certificate of the PowerStore instance; the certificate format should be PEM. 2. Go to the SRM configuration web user interface; the UI should be - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 13
Configuring certificates for Photon OS Figure: Download Configuration Archive 6. Extract the archive content. Figure: The config.ini file 7. Place the root SSL certificate beside the config.ini file. Figure: The root.ca.pem file with the config.ini file 8. Open the config.ini file, specify the - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 14
Configuring certificates for Photon OS 9. Pack the configuration to a new gzipped tarball. Figure: Ready to Pack the Configuration Figure: Packing the Configuration Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin 1.0 for VMware SRM Release Notes - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 15
Configuring certificates for Photon OS Figure: Adding the Configuration to the Archive Figure: Putting the Configuration into a gzipped Tarball 10. Go back to SRM and upload the new configuration (configuration.tar.gz). Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin 1.0 for VMware SRM Release Notes - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 16
Configuring certificates for Photon OS Figure: Preparing to Upload the Configuration Figure: Uploading the configuration.tar.gz File. The configuration is complete. SRA should be using a secure connection. Figure: Configuration complete Advanced Configuration The following table shows the advanced - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 17
Section Parameter connection_timeout client connection_attempts polling poll_delay poll_attempts ssl verify Default Value 20 seconds 3 attempts 3 seconds 10 attempts False Configuring certificates for Photon OS Description The connection_timeout parameter determines how long SRA attempts to - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 18
last through the list. You can use TLS1.2 and TLS1.1, although TLS1.1 is deprecated. Setting the value to TLSv1.0 means 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 are all supported. However, you can enable TLS1.1 by changing settings in the config.ini file if you need to allow traffic through TLS1.1. Enabling TLS1.1 might - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 19
certificates for Photon OS Description parameter in each protocol section. CAUTION: Adjusting these parameters without consulting Dell EMC technical support is NOT recommended. To configure SRA parameters: 1. In the SRM Appliance Management dialog box, select Storage Replication Adapters. 2. From - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 20
To upgrade the SRA, follow the instructions for installing the SRA ("Downloading, Installing support. • Troubleshooting For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to https://dell.com/support and locate the appropriate product support page. • Technical support - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 21
Getting Help For technical support and service requests, go https://dell.com/support and locate the Service Requests page. To open a service request, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your Sales Representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or to answer any - Dell PowerStore 3200T | EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manag - Page 22
may be the property of their respective owners. For the most up-to-date regulatory document for your product line, go to Dell EMC Online Support (https://dell.com/support). Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin 1.0 for VMware SRM Release Notes
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TECHNICAL NOTES
Dell EMC PowerStore
Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) Plugin
for VMware Site Recovery Manager
Version 1.0
REV 01
April 2021