D-PST-DY-23 practice question 1 of 10

What are two minimum requirements for using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) with PowerStore? (Choose two.)

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Answer options
A: VMware SRM version 8.3 and newer Correct answer
B: VMware SRM version 8.0 and newer
C: VMware vCenter Server and ESXi hosts version 6.5 and newer
D: VMware vCenter Server and ESXi hosts version 6.7 and newer Correct answer
Correct Answer:
A. VMware SRM version 8.3 and newer; D. VMware vCenter Server and ESXi hosts version 6.7 and newer
Explanation

To integrate PowerStore with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for disaster recovery orchestration, specific minimum software versions are required. Dell EMC documentation explicitly states that the supported environment starts with SRM version 8.3. Concurrently, the underlying vSphere environment, which includes both vCenter Server and the ESXi hosts, must be at a minimum version of 6.7. Using versions older than these is not supported for PowerStore replication integration with SRM, as the necessary Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) and API compatibilities are not present.

Why Incorrect

B. VMware SRM version 8.0 is not supported. The minimum supported version for PowerStore integration is 8.3.
C. VMware vCenter and ESXi version 6.5 is not sufficient. The required minimum version for the vSphere environment is 6.7.

References

1. Dell PowerStore: Replication Technologies White Paper, Page 25, "VMware Site Recovery Manager". "PowerStore supports VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) version 8.3 and later. SRM requires vCenter Server and ESXi hosts to be version 6.7 or later."

2. Dell PowerStore Series Support for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Version Compatibility, Dell Support Matrix, (Document ID will vary with version). This document consistently lists SRM 8.3+ and vSphere 6.7+ as the minimum requirements for all PowerStoreOS versions.

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