Abiquo 5.2 introduces the DRaaS feature with an initial integration of Zerto into the multi-cloud platform to provide self-service disaster recovery on demand for your users.
To start working with the DRaaS feature, in the Infrastructure view, you can define the protection managers, which represent the Zerto Virtual Managers. Each protection manager works with a single vCenter, so that means that it can cover the group of Abiquo virtual datacenters with VMs in the vCenter.
For each protection manager, specify the recovery protection manager. When you fail over a VM, it should be 'replicated' from one vCenter (production) to another (recovery). Also select the Allowed datacenters where users can work with these protection managers.
You can later edit the protection manager.
In the cloud, on the VM control panel, there is a new button to Enable DR protection or Disable DR protection for the VM. To protect a VM with DRaaS, the user just clicks the shield DR protection button. In the Abiquo backend, the platform creates Zerto Protection Groups for each Abiquo virtual appliance and these are transparent to the Abiquo user.
On the VM icon, the DRaaS shield symbol is colored if the VM is protected.