Creating a Role for the Zerto Services
Before you can create a role for the ZVM services, make sure you reviewed the prerequisites,
Prerequisites: Before Installing Zerto Virtual Manager Clusters. Then follow these procedures:
Procedure 1: To create and configure an empty role
1. In the Failover Cluster Manager, create an empty role. To do this, right click the roles menu on the left pane, and select Create Empty Role.
When the role is created, it is automatically in the state, Running.
2. Name the Role:
a) Right-click the role, and select Properties.
b) In the General tab, define the role Name.
c) Click Apply.
3. Configure Failover settings.
a) Navigate to the Failover tab and define the following:
Maximum restarts in the specified period | 12 |
Period | 1 hour |
b) In the Failback area, select Prevent failback.
c) Click Apply, then click OK.
4. Stop the role. To do this, right-click the role, and select Stop Role.
Procedure 2: To add and configure a network resource to the role
1. Add the network resource; right-click the role, then navigate to and select Add Resources > More Resources > IP Address.
2. Define the network name.
a) In the Resources tab, Other Resources area, right click the role and select Properties.
b) In the Name field, enter a network name.
c) Define the IP as a static IP.
3. Define the Network Policies. Navigate to the Policies tab, and configure the following:
If resource fails, attempt restart on current node | Select this option |
Period for restart | 15:00 (minutes) |
Maximum restarts in the specified period | 10 |
Delay between restarts | 30 (seconds) |
If restart is unsuccessful, fail over all resources in this Role | Select this option |
If all the restart attempts fail, begin restarting again after the specified period | Deselect this option |
4. Click Apply.