Accessing the Zerto User Interface

You manage the protection and replication of virtual machines in vSphere or Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), between the protected and recovery sites, using the Zerto User Interface. On first access to the user interface, you might have to add a security certificate to set up secure communication, as described in Adding a Security Certificate for the Zerto User Interface. Zerto also provides a set of RESTful APIs and PowerShell cmdlets to enable incorporating some of the disaster recovery functionality within scripts or programs.

You manage the protection and replication of virtual machines between the protected and recovery sites, using one of the following:

■ The Zerto Virtual Manager Web Client.

■ The vSphere Web Client.

■ The vSphere Client console.

Note:

■ For supported browsers, see Zerto Interoperability Matrix.

■ The lowest supported screen resolution is 1366x768.

Note: You must exclude the following folders from antivirus scanning:

Zerto Virtual Replication

%ProgramData%\Zerto\Data\zvm_db.mdf

C:\Program Files\Zerto\Zerto Virtual Replication\Zerto.Zvm.Service.exe

C:\Program Files\Zerto\Zerto Virtual Replication\Zerto.Vba.VbaService.exe

C:\Program Files\Zerto\Zerto Virtual Replication\Zerto Online Services Connector\Zerto.Online.Services.Connector.exe

C:\Program Files\Zerto\Zerto Virtual Replication\Embedded DB Manager Service\Zerto.LocalDbInstanceManagerService.exe

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.

The following topics are described in this section:

■ Using the Zerto User Interface From a Browser

■ Using the Zerto User Interface Within vSphere

■ Adding a Security Certificate for the Zerto User Interface

Using the Zerto User Interface From a Browser

1. In a browser, enter the following URL:

https://zvm_IP:9669

where zvm_IP is the IP address of the Zerto Virtual Manager for the site you want to manage.

2. Login using the user name and password for the machine where you installed Zerto.

Username: The user name for the user for the machine where the Zerto Virtual Manager is installed. If the user is part of a domain, you must also specify the domain, with the following format:

domain\username

Password: A valid password for the given user name.