This implies SRM 8.3 supports no version of Windows Server for installation (this implication is not at all correct as SRM 8.3 ships as a Windows executable installation for vSphere 6.x environments). Takeaway: vCenter Server 7 cannot be installed on Windows.“Site Recovery Manager Server 8.3 supports the same Windows host operating systems that vCenter Server 7.0 supports.” SRM 8.3 supports vCenter Server 6.7 as well so that should been included here also but was left out, probably an oversight.Takeaway: SRM 8.2 is supported on Windows Server 2016, but not 2019.Ĭompatibility Matrices for VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3.Supported host operating systems for VMware vCenter Server installation (2091273).“Site Recovery Manager Server 8.2 supports the same Windows host operating systems that vCenter Server 6.7 supports.”.Taking a closer look at the documentation…Ĭompatibility Matrices for VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.2 But once again we find a Photon OS-based appliance with embedded vPostres available along with product documentation which highlights diminishing support for Microsoft Windows and SQL. It was born and bred on Winodws and SQL Server back ends. Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is in the same boat. Likewise, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 was the last version to support vCenter Server ( matrix reference). For more information, see Farewell, vCenter Server for Windows. In vSphere 7.0, vCenter Server for Windows has been removed and support is not available. vCenter Server 6.7 is the last version that supports installation on Windows and that ended on Windows Server 2016 – there was never support for Windows Server 2019 (reference VMware KB 2091273 – Supported host operating systems for VMware vCenter Server installation). This is a good thing – spoken by a salty IT veteran with a strong Windows background.Ģ019 is where we really hit a brick wall. However, if you’ve been paying attention to product documentation and compatibility guides, you will have noticed support for Microsoft platforms diminishing in favor of easy to deploy appliances based on Photon OS and VMware Postgres (vPostgres). Since the Industrial Revolution, VMware has supported Microsoft Windows and SQL Server platforms to back datacenter and cloud infrastructure products such as vCenter Server, Site Recovery Manager, vCloud Director (rebranded recently to VMware Cloud Director), and so on. tl dr folks feel free to jump straight to the frown emoji below for what you’re looking for. Before we get to what you’re looking for, I’m going to digress a little.
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