Is Site Recovery Manager available as an appliance? There is a lab, specifically focused on Site Recovery Manager that will allow you to experience much of what Site Recovery Manager has to offer without you spending the time installing and configuring it in your own environment.
VMware Hands-on-Labs provide an opportunity to interact with live environments and either follow the lab manual through various exercises or just try out the available products. Your best option is likely the VMware Hands-on-Labs.
If I can't or don't have the time to install Site Recovery Manager in my environment what are my options for evaluating it? As such, it can be evaluated as part of the 60-day evaluation copy of vSphere. vSphere Replication is a feature of the vSphere platform. Is an evaluation copy of vSphere Replication downloadable from ? Only the latest generally available version of the Site Recovery Manager product is available for a free evaluation. A 60-day evaluation copy of Site Recovery Manager Enterprise edition can be downloaded from the Product Evaluation Center. Is an evaluation copy of Site Recovery Manager downloadable from ? For more details and answers to common questions about vSphere Replication see the FAQ located here. vSphere Replication is a feature of the vSphere platform, included at no additional cost. vSphere Replication is a robust and scalable solution that simplifies DR protection through storage-independent, VM-centric replication with customizable recovery point objectives (RPO) and multiple point-in-time recovery.
VSphere Replication is VMware’s hypervisor-based replication technology for vSphere virtual machines. At the time of failover or testing, Site Recovery Manager automates the execution of the recovery plan. Site Recovery Manager guides users through the process of configuring recovery plans. It can integrate natively with vSphere Replication™ or with a broad range of storage array-based replication solutions from leading storage vendors through storage replication adapters or VMware Virtual Volumes. Site Recovery Manager integrates with VMware vSphere® through VMware vCenter Server™ and an underlying replication technology. Site Recovery Manager offers automated orchestration and non-disruptive testing of centralized recovery plans for all virtualized applications. VMware vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ is the industry-leading disaster recovery management solution. What is VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager?