Zerto Virtual Replication - Prerequisites & Requirements for Managed Service Provider
Zerto Virtual Replication is installed in sites with virtual machines to be protected and on sites where these protected machines will be recovered if a disaster occurs.
This document describes Zerto Virtual Replication - Prerequisites and Requirements for Managed Service Providers.
A Zerto Virtual Replication solution comprises:
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A Zerto Virtual Manager (ZVM) |
This is installed at each site, and is a Windows service, which manages everything required for the replication between the protection and recovery sites.
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A Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) |
A Windows service that manages File Level Recovery operations within Zerto Virtual Replication. These repositories can be local or on a shared network.
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Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs) |
These are virtual machines installed on each ESX/ESXi hosting virtual machines to be protected or recovered and responsible for the actual replication of data.
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A Zerto Cloud Manager (ZCM) |
This is a Windows service, which enables managing all the cloud sites offering disaster recovery either as a service (DRaaS) or completely within the cloud environment, protecting on one cloud site and recovering to a second site (ICDR).
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Zerto Cloud Connector (ZCC) |
Routes traffic between a customer network and a cloud replication network, in a secure manner without requiring the cloud vendor to go through complex network and routing setups, ensuring complete separation between the customer network and the cloud provider network.
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As can be seen in the above diagram, each site has a Zerto Virtual Manager (ZVM) installed. |
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One cloud site has the Zerto Cloud Manager (ZCM) installed to manage all the sites. |
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The virtual replication appliances are installed on each host ESX/ESXi in each site running a ZVM. |
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When the Managed Service Provider utilizes DRaaS, it also installs a Zerto Cloud Connector (ZCC) per customer to route traffic between the customer organization network and the cloud replication network, in a secure manner. |
When using Zerto Cloud Manager, recovery is to a resource pool.
The design considerations described in this document cover the following:
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Using Zerto Virtual Replication when the Managed Service Provider hosts both the protection and recovery sites for a customer – In-Cloud Disaster Recovery, ICDR. See Design Considerations for ICDR. |
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Using Zerto Virtual Replication from a customer to a Managed Service Provider – Disaster Recovery as a Service, DRaaS. See Design Considerations for DRaaS. |
See the following topics:
