Installing Zerto Virtual Replication : Installing Zerto Virtual Replication in Microsoft Azure Environments : Performing an Express Installation
  
Performing an Express Installation
You can install Zerto Virtual Replication using the defaults provided by Zerto. Site and connectivity information can be updated in the Zerto User Interface after installation, if required.
Before you Begin:
■ Make sure you deployed Zerto Cloud Appliance.
■ Make sure you reviewed Database Requirements in Microsoft Azure Environments.
To perform an express install of Zerto Virtual Replication:
1. Run the Zerto Virtual Replication Installer for Microsoft Azure.
2. Follow the wizard through the installation until the window for the Installation Type and select the Express Installation option.
3. Click NEXT.
The Azure Authentication window is displayed.
4. To proceed, click AUTHENTICATE.
An external Microsoft Azure authentication window is displayed.
5. In the external Microsoft Azure authentication page, specify the following:
a) The email or phone number of the account who is the Azure subscription User Access Administrator.
For instruction on how to add a user as a subscription User Access Administrator, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/role-based-access-built-in-roles/.
b) The password of the account.
c) Click Sign in.
6. The Region where ZCA is installed is automatically populated in the Azure Authentication window.
7. Select a Subscription. Only subscriptions related to the region where the ZCA is installed are displayed.
8. Once you select a subscription, a Directory related to the subscription is populated.
9. Define a new storage account that will be used for replication and recovery or select one from a list of existing storage accounts in the drop down menu.
BEST PRACTICE: It is recommended to use a separate storage account per ZCA. Although Azure ZCAs can use the same storage account for protecting VMs, the system does not recognize if the two ZCAs are protecting the same VM, even if they’re not paired to each other.
10. Selecting an existing storage account is available under the following conditions:
■ The site where the Zerto Virtual Replication is installed is of version 5.5.1 and higher.
■ The site paired to the site where Zerto Virtual Replication is installed is of version 5.5 and higher.
11. By default, the Create new storage account option is selected.
12. To select an existing storage account, click Use existing. When you select this option, the drop down menu becomes active.
13. Only Standard storage accounts existing in the selected region and subscription are displayed in the storage account drop down menu.
 
NOTES:
■ General-purpose v1 (GPv1) accounts are supported
■ Blob Storage accounts are not displayed for selection since the Blob Storage account type is not supported.
14. If you selected an existing storage account, the account is automatically tagged with a Zerto unique tag.
15. If you selected Create New in the Storage Account field, the installation creates a new resource group and a Standard storage account.
16. When a storage account is either created or selected, the following occurs:
■ The journal and recovery disks are created in the storage account.
■ The selected storage account appears in Site Settings, in the Site Information tab.
17. Click NEXT.
The Connectivity window is displayed.
18. Select the IP address of the machine on which you are installing the Zerto Cloud Appliance. The protected site accesses the Azure site through VPN using this IP.
19. Specify a name to identify this site.
20. Click NEXT.
The Online Services and Zerto Mobile Application window is displayed.
21. Click NEXT.
22. If you reached the subscription’s maximum limit of storage accounts, a message appears informing the user that creating a new storage account has failed.
23. After the checks complete successfully, click RUN and continue to the end of the installation.
24. If you intend managing your disaster recovery from this machine, you can select to open the Zerto Virtual Manager (ZVM) Interface at the end of the installation, logging in with the user name and password for the Azure instance on which you installed the Zerto Virtual Manager. In this user interface you set up Zerto Virtual Replication, as described in “Initial Configuration”, on page 20.
25. You must exclude both the Zerto Virtual Replication folder and %ProgramData%\Zerto\Data\zvm_db.mdf from antivirus scanning. Failure to do so may lead to the Zerto Virtual Replication folder being incorrectly identified as a threat and in some circumstances corrupt the Zerto Virtual Replication folder.