VMware SRM Reviews

Name: VMware SRM
Brand: VMware
Rating: 4 (69 reviews)

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VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) is a business continuity and disaster recovery solution that is part of the vSphere virtualization suite. It helps you plan, test, and run the recovery of virtual machines between a protected vCenter Server site and a recovery vCenter Server site. VMware SRM aims to minimize data loss and system downtime by letting you automate backups and orchestrate the recovery of entire VMware storage systems. VMware SRM is offered on-premises and on the AWS cloud.

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VMware SRM is the #6 ranked solution in top Disaster Recovery Software. PeerSpot users give VMware SRM an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. VMware SRM is most commonly compared to Veeam Backup & Replication: VMware SRM vs Veeam Backup & Replication. VMware SRM is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 61% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 17% of all views.

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Amardeep-Singh

Principal - Solution Engineering at Tata Communications Ltd

Aug 3, 2023

I have mostly worked with VMware SRM, which is a solution tightly integrated with the product The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform. VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well. VMware SRM has to add a couple of features…

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Wladimir Furtado

Advisor on IT Governance and Projects / Advisor on IT Governance and Projects at Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Ceará (TCE-CE)

Aug 1, 2022

In this scenario of disaster recovery, we start simply with our VMs. We have just two packs of 25 VMs. We just protect just about 15 VMs Thanks to SRM, we haven't had any kind of disaster in our environment. The disaster recovery has been good. In the case of a disaster, the product is very…

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Samuel Katwesigye

Systems Administrator at NSSF

Feb 14, 2024

There is room for improvement in the replication interface and functionality. Every time you open a remote site, you need to sign in again. Ideally, single sign-on after integrating with vCenter should provide secure credentials that avoid re-entering passwords for every remote site access. It takes time every single time. It has a ton of features, but ease of use could be improved. It gets better with automatic configuration over time, adapting to access. If you bring in a storage test application, maybe an automatic plug-in to the adapter, say for HPE or other storage providers, would be helpful. We wouldn't have to go to the provider's sites to download them. The product itself is smooth, but timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors. In our most recent environment, we left the virtual machines running at the recovery site, hoping to avoid redeployment.

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VMware SRM market share

As of March 2024, the market share of VMware SRM in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category stands at 11.1%, marking a decrease of 15.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Last updated Mar 7, 2024

Valuable Features

"The solution is consistent."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"I would rate the ease of setting up and configuring my recovery plan in VMware SRM, a ten out of ten, with ten being the easiest."

Room for Improvement

"The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"They could enhance the automation features for the product."
"Timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors."

Pricing

"It is an expensive platform. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."
"I rate the product price a five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one is a very high price, and ten is a very low price."

These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Government

Retailer

Healthcare Company

Comms Service Provider

Insurance Company

Educational Organization

Construction Company

University

Energy/Utilities Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

Wholesaler/Distributor

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Hospitality Company

Media Company

Legal Firm

Transportation Company

Outsourcing Company

Performing Arts

Pharma/Biotech Company

Recreational Facilities/Services Company

Logistics Company

Mining And Metals Company

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Learn more about VMware SRM

VMware SRM is most commonly used for:

Disaster recovery
Disaster avoidance
Data center migrations
Site-level load balancing
Maintenance testing for enterprise applications

As a disaster recovery tool, VMware SRM:

Provides replication technology.
Supports policy-based management of backup programs.
Lets you run non-disruptive testing of disaster recovery plans.

VMware SRM Key Features

Some of VMware SRM’s key features include:
Good scalability and stability, fast and reliable recovery, automated orchestration workflows, automated recovery of network and security settings, non-disruptive recovery testing, orchestrated cross-vCenter vMotion, stretched storage support, and self-service provisioning.

VMware SRM Benefits

The main benefits of using VMware SRM include:

Integration: VMware SRM integrates with other VMware technologies and architectures.
Non-disruptive testing: VMware SRM allows you to conduct tests during business hours without disruptions.
Reduced recovery time: By using automated orchestration workflows, VMware SRM helps to decrease recovery time to just minutes.
Automated failback: With automated failback, you can resume business operations as normal very quickly.
Extensibility for custom automation: With VMware SRM, you can use the Orchestrator plug-in to build custom automation workflows.
Automated network mappings: You can automatically map network settings across the two sites when creating a recovery plan.
Eliminate the need to re-configure IP addresses: With VMware SRM’s automated recovery of network and security settings, it is not necessary to e-configure IP addresses on recovered VMs via integration with NSX. Configurations are also reduced post-recovery by implementing security policies.
Centralized recovery plans: VMware SRM’s centralized recovery plans help you protect thousands of VM’s and also make it possible to eliminate manual runbooks.
Protect investments: With supported replication, VMware SRM helps protect investments and tailor RPOs.
Lower TCO: By using VMware SRM, you can lower your TCO and incur lower expenses for disaster recovery.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are reviews from PeerSpot users who are currently using the solution:

PeerSpot user Eslam E., Senior Solution Architect at ICT Misr, explains his experience using the solution and says that "VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."

A founder at a comms service provider commented on the solution's efficiency, noting, "If you want to do failover, it works without any problem."

Reviewer Rakesh-P., who is a consultant at Ashtech Infotech (India) Pvt.Ltd., mentions why he finds VMware SRM to be a good product, commenting that “The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing. The reports are very good.”

Ahmed F., a consultant at Daniyals Inc, says that the solution doesn’t require a lot of resources and that "The UI is very user-friendly and testing is easy."

VMware SRM was previously known as VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.