What's New in Site Recovery Manager 5.8?

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.8 provides the following new features.

• Integration of the Site Recovery Manager UI in vSphere Web Client.
• A vCenter Orchestrator plug-in for Site Recovery Manager that allows you to automate certain Site Recovery Manager operations by including them in vCenter Orchestrator workflows. For information about the vCenter Orchestrator plug-in for Site Recovery Manager, see Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Orchestrator in the Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Documentation Center and the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Release Notes.
• Increased scale that allows you to use Site Recovery Manager to protect and recover larger numbers of virtual machines. See Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager 5.8 (KB 2081158).
• Subnet-level IP customization rules that allow you to manage the customization of IP addresses across multiple virtual machines from the Site Recovery Manager UI. For information about subnet-level IP customization rules, see Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines by Defining IP Customization Rules in the Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Documentation Center.
• An optional embedded vPostgreSQL database that you can use instead of a dedicated external database with minimal configuration. For information about the embedded database, see Creating the Site Recovery Manager Database and Install Site Recovery Manager Server in the Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Documentation Center.
• Improved support for Integrated Windows Authentication when using Microsoft SQL Server as the Site Recovery Manager database. For information about using Integrated Windows Authentication with SQL Server, see Requirements when Using Microsoft SQL Server with Site Recovery Manager and Install Site Recovery Manager Server in the Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Documentation Center.
• Source: VMware Release Notes