How to do it...

To deploy vSphere Replication and configure a virtual machine for replication, perform the following steps:

  1. Download the vSphere Replication appliance ISO file from http://www.vmware.com/go/download-vsphere.
  2. The vSphere Replication appliance is deployed from an OVF. During OVF deployment, the initial configuration of the administrator password, the database, and the management network IP address are configured, as shown in the following screenshot:
vSphere Replication OVF deployment wizard
  1. Once the vSphere Replication appliance has been deployed, it can be managed from the vSphere Web Client, as shown in the following screenshot: ...

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