SDK Installation and Setup The SDK Installation and Setup chapter describes how to unpack and use the software development kit (SDK). Contents of the SDK PackageThe Site Recovery Manager SDK is delivered as a ZIP archive (VMware-srm-sdk-<version>-<build>.zip file. SDK Directory StructureAfter you unzip the Site Recovery Manager SDK, the following directories and sub‐directories appear. Many of the sub‐directories contain helpful readme files. Download and SetupSetting up your environment to develop client applications with the SDK involves a number of steps, but if you are already developing vSphere applications, some of the steps are unnecessary. About the C# .NET SamplesCurrently the SDK includes recovery plan sample code that you can build on .NET. You can build C# .NET samples using Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. About Java JAX-WS SamplesThis section describes how to build and run the sample program that uses JAX‐WS bindings for the Site Recovery Manager API. About Java Axis SamplesThis section describes how to build and run the sample program that uses Axis Web services for the Site Recovery Manager API.