Compatibility Matrixes for vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0 and Later

Upgrade Paths

You can perform in-place upgrades of existing SRM installations to certain newer versions.

For the most up to date supported upgrade paths for SRM, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?.
2. Click Solution Upgrade Path.
3. For Product select VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.

vSphere Editions

SRM 5.0 and its updates support the following editions of vSphere.

ESX/ESXi Server Requirements

SRM 5.0 and its updates support the same ESX/ESXi versions as vCenter Server. If you use vSphere Replication with SRM 5.0.x, vSphere Replication 1.0.x requires ESXi Server 5.0 or one of its update releases.

For the most up to date ESX/ESXi compatibility for SRM, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?.
2. Click Solution Interoperability.
3. For Solution select VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
4. For Version select Any, 5.0, or an update release.
5. For Platform/Solution select VMware ESX/ESXi.
6. Click Add.

vCenter Server Requirements

SRM 5.0 and its updates are compatible with the equivalent vCenter Server release and any preceding update releases. SRM supports the vCenter Server appliance (vCSA) on either or both of the protected and recovery sites.

For the most up to date vCenter Server compatibility, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?.
2. Click Solution Interoperability.
3. For Solution select VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
4. For Version select Any, 5.0, or an update release.
5. For Platform/Solution select VMware vCenter Server.
6. Click Add.

Host Operating System Compatibility for SRM Server

The SRM 5.0 server and its updates run on the same Windows host operating systems as the corresponding vCenter Server versions.

NOTE: vCenter Server 5.0u2 supports Windows Server 2012 as a host operating system. SRM 5.0.2 does not support Windows Server 2012 as a host operating system for SRM Server.

For the most up to date host operating system compatibility information, check the VMware Compatibility Guide.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/search.php?testConfig=16&deviceCategory=software.
2. Select Host OS.
3. For Product Name select vCenter Server.
4. For Product Release Version select All, vCenter Server 5.0, or an update release.
5. For OS Family Name select All.
6. For Partner Name select All.
7. Click Update and View Results.

Host Operating System Compatibility for SRM Client Plug-In

The SRM plug-in for the vSphere Client and its updates run on the same host operating systems as the corresponding vSphere Client versions. Localizations are supported where available.

For the most up to date host operating system compatibility information, check the VMware Compatibility Guide.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/search.php?testConfig=16&deviceCategory=software.
2. Select Host OS.
3. For Product Name select vSphere Client (Windows) .
4. For Product Release Version select All, vCenter Server 5.0, or an update release.
5. For OS Family Name select All.
6. For Partner Name select All.
7. Click Update and View Results.

Supported Database Software

Regardless of the database server you are using, you must install a 32-bit database client (ODBC driver) on the SRM server host. The SRM server is not compatible with 64-bit database clients.

SRM 5.0 and its updates support the same database software as vCenter Server 5.0 and its updates. For the latest details of the databases that SRM 5.0 and its updates supports, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?.
2. Select Solution/Database Interoperability.
3. For Solution, select VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager .
4. For Version, select Any, 5.0, or an update release.
5. For Add Database, select one of the the following options:
   1. To see the full list of supported database editions, versions, and service packs, select Any.
   2. To check whether a specific database edition or version is supported, select that database. For example, select Oracle 11g Standard Edition, Release 2 [11.2.0.1]- 64-bit.
6. Click Add.

Guest Operating System Support

SRM 5.0 and its updates support the protection and recovery of virtual machines that run all of the guest operating systems that vSphere 5.0 and its updates support.

NOTE: If support for a guest operating system has been added in an update release of ESXi Server and SRM, to protect virtual machines that run those operating systems you must update ESXi Server to the corresponding update release as well as updating SRM. You must update ESXi Server on both the protected and recovery sites.

For the full list of guest operating systems that vSphere 5.0 supports, check the online VMware Compatibility Guide.

1. Go to http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=software.
2. Select Guest OS from the drop-down menu.
3. For Product Name select ESX/ESXi.
4. For Product Release Version select ESXi n, where n is a release of ESXi/ESX that vCenter Server 5.0 supports.
5. To see all the supported versions of guest operating systems from an operating system vendor:
   1. For OS Family Name, select All.
   2. For Partner Name, select the operating system vendor. For example, select Red Hat.
6. To check which updates of a particular operating system is supported:
   1. For OS Family Name, select the operating system. For example, select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0.
   2. For Partner Name, select All.
7. Click Update and View Results.

Guest Operating System Customization Support

While guest operating system customization works for many of the guest operating systems that vSphere 5.0 and its updates support, the following table lists those operating systems for which guest OS customization is officially supported with SRM 5.0 and its updates.

NOTE: If support for IP customization of a guest operating system has been added in an update release of ESXi Server and SRM, to protect virtual machines that run those operating systems you must update ESXi Server to the corresponding update release as well as updating SRM. You must update ESXi Server on both the protected and recovery sites.

Interoperability with VMware Solutions

For details of the interoperability of SRM with other VMware solutions, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

1. Go to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php?.
2. Click Solution Interoperability.
3. For Solution select VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
4. For Version select Any, 5.0, or an update release.
5. For Platform/Solution select a VMware solution, product, or feature, for example VMware vCenter CapacityIQ or VMware vCenter Update Manager.
6. Click Add.

Storage Replication Adapter Support

For the list of certified storage array adapters (SRA) that SRM 5.0 and its updates support, see the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Storage Partner Compatibility Matrix.