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Configure a basic Zerto environment with VMware vCenter for use with Abiquo to offer DRaaS in your multi-cloud platform |
Abiquo offers Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) with Zerto so your users can obtain DR protection on a self-service basis with the click of a button.
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Zerto test environment 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 Documentationthe documentation at https://help.zerto.com/bundle/Admin.VC.HTML/page/Content/AdminVC/Introduction_to_the_Zerto_Solution.htm . |
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Abiquo integrates with the Zerto API, which does not filter datastore folders by cluster |
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, httpthe list of unprotected VMs at https://s3help.amazonawszerto.com/zertodownload_docs/Latest/Zerto%20Virtual%20Replication%20Zerto%20Virtual%20Manager%20(ZVM)%20-%20vSphere%20Online%20Help/content/adminvc/unprotected_vms_learn_why.htmbundle/Zerto-Virtual-Manager-vSphere-Administration-Guide/resource/Zerto%20Virtual%20Manager%20vSphere%20Administration%20Guide.pdf , which was linked at the time of writingpage update). The VM configurations that Zerto will not protect include VMs that have DVDs or IDE devices. |
You will find full instructions in this Zerto Documentationthe https://help.zerto.com/bundle/Admin.VC.HTML/page/Content/AdminVC/Introduction_to_the_Zerto_Solution.htm , which was linked at the time of writingpage update.
We configured a test environment similar to the one shown in the Architecture diagram from at https://help.zerto.com/bundle/Admin.VC.HTML/page/Content/AdminVC/The_Zerto_Solution_Architecture.htm in The Zerto Solution Architecture section of 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
To install the Zerto Virtual Manage (ZVM) you need to create a VM with Windows Server.
For a test environment, you could use Windows Server 2019, without firewalls and with RDP installed and enabled.
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