The Site Recovery Manager server requires its own database, which it uses to store data such as recovery plans and inventory information.

Site Recovery Manager provides an embedded vPostgres database that you can use with minimal configuration. You can select the option to use the embedded database when you install Site Recovery Manager. The Site Recovery Manager installer creates the embedded database and a database user account according to the information that you specify during installation.

You can also use an external database. If you use an external database, you must create the database and establish a database connection before you can install Site Recovery Manager.