SRM 4 Technical Deep Dive Deck.pptx

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dr hosting provider use scenario,agenda,overview of srm introducing srm for vsphere 4.0 vsphere compatibility nfs support shared recovery site improved scalability improved usability/robustness field questions,improved scalability,advanced configuration settings,context menu in the srm node of the inventory,enhanced repair mode,agenda,overview of srm introducing srm for vsphere 4.0 vsphere compatibility nfs support shared recovery site improved scalability enhanced usability/robustness field questions,enhanced usability / robustness,changes you will not notice recovery workflows work-around host communication problems changes you will notice ui allows user to recover placeholder vms out of band deletion of placeholder vm communication problems with vcenter during recovery execution ui exposes server configuration settings ability to modify installation parameters using the install executable.,agenda,overview of srm introducing srm for vsphere 4.0 vsphere compatibility nfs support shared recovery site improved scalability enhanced