Update the
Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance

You use the
Site Recovery Manager
Appliance Management Interface to apply patches and updates to the virtual appliance.
  • If you are not updating the appliance from an online URL, download the
    Site Recovery Manager
    ISO image and mount it on a system in your environment.
  • Perform a configuration export by using the
    VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.8 Configuration Import/Export Tool
    . See, Exporting and Importing Site Recovery Manager Configuration Data.
  1. In a web browser, go to the
    Site Recovery Manager Appliance
    Management Interface at https://
    appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN
    .
  2. Click
    Launch Site Recovery Manager Appliance Management
    .
  3. Log in to the
    Site Recovery Manager
    Appliance Management Interface as admin.
    The default password is the admin user account password that you set during the deployment of the
    Site Recovery Manager Appliance
    .
  4. Click
    Update
    .
  5. To configure your update settings, click
    Edit
    .
    Option
    Description
    Online repository
    To use the repository, you must copy the
    update
    folder from the ISO image to a web server and provide the URL of that folder.
    1. Select
      Use repository
      .
    2. Enter the repository URL, user name (optional), and password (optional).
    Downloadable ISO file
    Select
    Use CD-ROM
    .
  6. Click
    OK
    .
  7. In the
    Available updates
    pane, click
    Install
    .
  8. Accept the end-user license agreement, and click
    Install
    .
    After the update is complete, the appliance restarts.
  9. Refresh the browser window to reload the
    Site Recovery Manager
    Appliance Management Interface.
  10. Log in to the
    Site Recovery Manager
    Appliance Management Interface as admin.
  11. Click
    Reconfigure
    .
  12. Follow the prompts, provide the required information, and click
    Finish
    .