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This is a quick general guide to to Zerto installation that is recommended for a test environment only and you should always consult the Zerto Documentation. |
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Abiquo integrates with the Zerto API, which does not filter datastore folders by cluster |
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Introduction to Zerto test environment
This page describes a basic environment that is suitable for testing Zerto with Abiquo.
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Zerto will not protect certain VM configurations, so please check the Zerto Documentation (and in particular, http://s3.amazonaws.com/zertodownload_docs/Latest/Zerto%20Virtual%20Replication%20Zerto%20Virtual%20Manager%20(ZVM)%20-%20vSphere%20Online%20Help/content/adminvc/unprotected_vms_learn_why.htm, which was linked at the time of writing). The VM configurations that Zerto will not protect include VMs that have DVDs or IDE devices. |
You will find full instructions in this Zerto Documentation, which was linked at the time of writing.
We configured a test environment similar to the one shown in the Architecture diagram from the Installation guide.
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The following configuration is for a test environment only and we recommend that you also configure your firewall and ports and communications according to the Zerto documentation.
In our test environment we configured two VMs with Windows Server 2019 and attached them to the Zerto Replication Network and the Management network.
Install Zerto Virtual Manager
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- Log in to the Zerto environment that does not have the license
- Go to Sites → Generate pairing token and obtain the Token
- Log in to the Zerto environment that has the license
- Go to Sites → Pair
- Enter the Host name / IP of the other Zerto and the Token
Deploy Zerto
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virtual replication appliances
You need to deploy a Virtual Replication Appliance replication appliance (VRA) as a VM on every vCenter host that will use Zerto.
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For more details, see https://www.zerto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ZVR-Journal-Overview.pdf.
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