(Optional) Configure vCloud Director
If you did not set up access to vCD for the Zerto Virtual Manager when installing Zerto, you can set it up from within the Zerto Cloud Manager.
Before setting up Zerto to work with vCD, you must have an AMQP server installed and configured for Zerto. Zerto provides an AMQP installation and configuration program.
Installing and Configuring an AMQP Server for Zerto
Setting up Access to vCD
Configuring Provider vDCs
Installing and Configuring an AMQP Server for Zerto
To install and configure an AMQP Server for Zerto:
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Run the ZertoAMQPInstallWizard executable. |
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When prompted enter the IP or host name of the vCD and the administrator user and password to access this vCD. Note that the value here can be a Public REST API URL if this is configured in vCD. |
The Zerto Virtual Manager connects to the vCD and checks whether an AMQP server is installed.
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If an AMQP server is not installed, Zerto recommends using RabbitMQ, which in turn requires Erlang/OTP as a prerequisite. Links to the sites to install both Erlang/OTP and RabbitMQ are provided as part of the Zerto AMQP installation. Use these links to install Erlang/OTP and then RabbitMQ before continuing with the Zerto AMQP configuration. |
After installing a version of RabbitMQ later than version 3.3, you must set up a user that Zerto can use:
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On the machine where you installed RabbitMQ, open a command line window, cmd.exe. |
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Browse to something like: |
C:\Program Files (x86)\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.4.4\sbin
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Create a new user, that Zerto will use. |
rabbitmqctl.bat add_user <username> <password>
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Set permissions for the new user. rabbitmqctl.bat set_permissions –p <vhostpath> <username> .* .* .* |
Zerto recommends using the default vhostpath, /.
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Assign a user tag for the new user. |
rabbitmqctl.bat set_user_tags <username> <tag>
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If an AMQP server was already installed, change the connection details displayed to those defined in vCD. |
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Specify the following AMQP connection settings: |
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AMQP Host: The local IP address that this machine uses to communicate with vCD. |
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AMQP Port: The default network port for communication. |
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Exchange: The name of the exchange to be configured on the AMQP for use by vCD and Zerto. |
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vHost: Defines this local machine as the AMQP server. |
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User Name: The AMQP user account Zerto will use. RabbitMQ prior to version 3.3 installs with a default administrator user: guest. With RabbitMQ versions from version 3.3, specify a user with administrator privileges. |
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Password: The password for the user. RabbitMQ prior to version 3.3 installs with a default password of guest. |
If you installed the AMQP server as part of the Zerto AMQP installation and configuration, the default settings are displayed.
At the end of the Zerto AMQP installation and configuration, vCD is updated with these settings (for example, in vCD 5.5.1, in AMQP Broker Settings under Administration > Extensibility > Settings.
Once an AMQP server is installed and configured, you can set up access to vCD from Zerto.
Setting up Access to vCD
To set up access to vCD:
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In the Zerto Cloud Manager Sites tab, select a site in the display that is using vCD. |
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In the ZVM Interface tab, click Open. |
A new browser tab is displayed with the Zerto Virtual Manager Web Client.
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Log on to the Zerto Virtual Manager Web Client. |
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Click the Site Settings ( ) button and select Site Settings. |
The Site Settings dialog is displayed.
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Click the tab Cloud Settings. |
The Cloud Settings window is displayed.
The fields in the vCD section are enabled.
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Enter the VMware vCloud Director access details: |
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IP Address: The IP address or host name of the machine where vCD runs. When connecting to vCD with multiple cells, enter the virtual IP for the network load balancing used by the cells. |
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Username: The user name for a vCD administrator. |
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Password: A valid password for the given user name. |
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AMQP Username – The user name for the AMQP server. |
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AMQP Password: A valid password for the given AMQP user name. |
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If a proxy server is defined on the machine where the Zerto Virtual Manager is installed, add the Zerto Virtual Manager IP address to the Internet Explorer exception list. |
Configuring Provider vDCs
A Provider vDC is a collection of compute, memory, and storage resources from a vCenter. A Provider vDC provides resources to organization vDCs.
Datastores which are not listed in this window may be used by Zerto, unless they are explicitly excluded.
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Before setting up Zerto to work with vCD, you must have an AMQP server installed. |
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Zerto provides an AMQP installation kit if you do not have one installed for vCD, available as a download from the Zerto Support Portal, from the downloads page. |
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Run ZertoAMQPInstallWizard.exe from the kit and when prompted enter the IP or host name of the vCD and the administrator user and password to access this vCD. |
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The Zerto Virtual Manager connects to the vCD and checks whether an AMQP server is installed. |
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If an AMQP server is not installed, Zerto recommends using RabbitMQ, which in turn requires Erlang/OTP. |
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Links to the sites to install both Erlang/OTP and RabbitMQ are provided as part of the Zerto AMQP installation. Use these links to install Erlang/OTP and then RabbitMQ, then you can continue with the Zerto AMQP installation. |
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If an AMQP server was already installed, change the connection details displayed to those defined in vCD. |
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If you installed the AMQP server as part of the Zerto AMQP installation, the default settings for these installations are displayed, with a user and password of guest. |
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At the end of the Zerto AMQP installation, vCD is updated with these settings, in AMQP Broker Settings under Administration > Blocking Tasks > Settings. |
To configure provider vDCs:
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In the Zerto Cloud Manager Sites tab, click the site name of a site using vCD. |
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In the Properties tab, click Open ZVM Interface. |
A new browser tab is displayed with the Zerto Virtual Manager Web Client.
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Log on to the Zerto Virtual Manager Web Client. |
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Click the Site Settings ( ) button. |
The Site Settings dialog is displayed.
The Cloud Settings page is displayed.
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Under Datastore Configuration, click Configure to access Provider vDC settings. |
The Configure Provider vDCs dialog is displayed.
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In the Provider vDCs area (top), click Add. A list of provider vDCs appear. |
The provider vDCs were created by the Cloud Service Providers according to predefined service levels, storage availability, performance requirements or cost.
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Add the provider vDCs which will be available for use in Zerto. |
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In the Provider Datastore area select one of the following: |
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Unlisted datastores are not used by Zerto: Clearly define that datastores which are not listed in this window cannot be used. |
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Unlisted datastores can be used for all purposes: Allow unlisted datastores of all provider vDCs, even those provider vDCs that were not added to the list of Provider vDCs can be used for any purpose. |
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In the Provider Datastore area, click Add, to add datastores. |
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Select the Recovery Volume checkbox, if the datastore can be used as a recovery datastore. |
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Select the Journal checkbox if the datastore can be used for the journal. |
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Select the Preseed checkbox if the datastore can be used for preseeded disks. Only datastores marked as preseeded can be used, preventing different organizations being exposed to datastores of other customers using the preseed option. |
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In order to exclude a datastore, add it to the list, then deselect all checkboxes. |
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In the Configure Provider vDCs dialog, click SAVE and then click SAVE in the Site Settings dialog. |