Compatibility and Heterogeneous Configuration across the Paired Sites
Because the protected and recovery sites are often in different locations, some
components on the protected site can be of a different type to their counterparts on the
recovery site.
is compatible with N-1 version of and on the paired on-premises site. For example, if the
current version of and on is 8.5, the supported versions for the paired on-premises
site are 8.4 and later.
is compatible with N-2 version of and on the paired on-premises site. For example,
if the current version of on is 7.0, the supported versions for the paired on-premises
site go back to 6.5
Update 3 and 6.5 Update 3.
If you use 6.5 or 6.0 Update 3, you must ensure the time synchronization
between the host and the
on the recovery
site.
Although components can be different on each
site, you must use the types and versions of these components that supports.
For more information about compatibility, see
VMware Product
Interoperability Matrices.
Component | Heterogeneous or Identical Installations |
|---|---|
Must be a supported version on both sites. | |
Must be a supported version on both sites. The
version must
be compatible with the version and the vCenter
Server version. | |
vCenter
Server Appliance or standard vCenter
Server instance | Can be different on each site. You can run a
vCenter
Server Appliance on one site
and a standard vCenter
Server instance on the other site. |
database | Can be different on each site. You can use different
versions of the same type of database on each site, or different types
of databases on each site. |
Host operating system of the installation | Can be different on each site. You can run different
versions of the host operating system and the host operating system can
run in different locales on each site. |
Host operating system of the vCenter
Server installation | Can be different on each site. You can run different
versions of the host operating system and the host operating system can
run in different locales on each site. |