Introduction
Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Training!
In the previous articles of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series, we reviewed key VMware Authorized Training domains, including Datacenter Virtualization with a focus on VMware vSphere 8, as well as software-defined storage with VMware vSAN.
In this article, we turn our attention to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) – a critical component of enterprise VMware infrastructures responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity.
The Site Recovery Manager training direction covers educational programs focused on recovery planning, orchestration of failover and failback processes, non-disruptive testing, and integration with VMware vSphere–based environments. These training programs are designed to help IT professionals build practical skills required to design, implement, and operate reliable disaster recovery solutions.
Given the focused and limited number of training programs within this domain, this article will concentrate on their structure, learning objectives, and alignment with VMware certification paths, providing a clear view of how SRM fits into modern enterprise and hybrid datacenter architectures.
Site Recovery Manager
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a business continuity and disaster recovery solution for planning, testing and restoring virtual machines from a protected, primary site to a backup recovery site.
Current Site Recovery Manager Technology Curriculum:
● VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.6]
- Course code: SRMICM86.
- Duration: 2 days.
- Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
- Target audience: vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of Site Recovery Manager.
- Prerequisites: This class requires completion of one of the following courses:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage;
- VMware vSphere: Fast Track;
- VMware vSphere: What’s New;
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting;
- Or equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter Server.
This two-day, hands-on training course gives experienced VMware vSphere administrators the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.6. This course also shows you how to write and test disaster recovery plans that use Site Recovery Manager.
Brief Summary
In this article, we reviewed the VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Authorized Training learning domain as part of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series. The focus was placed on the targeted and well-defined set of training programs designed to support disaster recovery and business continuity in enterprise VMware environments.
The article outlined the core learning objectives, including recovery planning, orchestration of failover and failback processes, non-disruptive testing, and integration with VMware vSphere–based infrastructures. Particular attention was given to how these training programs align with VMware certification paths, enabling IT professionals to develop practical skills for designing and operating reliable disaster recovery solutions.
In the next article, the series will move forward to VMware vSphere 9. The upcoming publication will explore updated training programs and learning paths focused on the latest platform capabilities, architectural changes, operational improvements, and certification alignment for the newest generation of VMware datacenter virtualization.
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