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The following constraints affect how vSphere Replication can be coni gured:
Maximum replication time (RPO): 24 hours
Minimum replication time (RPO): 15 minutes
Maximum protected VMs: 500/instance
Maximum instances: 10/vCenter Server
vSphere Replication is installed by deploying a virtual appliance to extend the feature
set within vSphere. The installation is much like that of vCenter Operations Manager or the
vSphere Management Assistant. Let's step through the installation process, and then we'll show
you how to coni gure a VM to replicate to a different cluster under a single vCenter Server
instance.
1. If the vSphere Web Client is not already running, launch it and connect to a vCenter
Server instance.
2. Right-click a cluster or datacenter object, and select Deploy OVF Template.
3. Browse to the local i le where you downloaded the vSphere Replication appliance OVF
i le. Click Next to proceed to the next screen.
4. Review the details to ensure that they are correct. Click Next to move onto the EULA
screen.
5. Click the Accept button, and then click Next to continue.
6. Choose a name and location for the appliance, then click Next.
7. Decide on the storage format, remembering that the appliance doesn't hold any of the
replication data itself.
8. Choose the appropriate network coni guration. As you can see in Figure 7.35, we have
selected a static IP assignment.
Figure 7.35
h e network con-
fi guration for the
vSphere Replication
appliance hap-
pens before it is
deployed.
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