Setting Up Zerto Organizations, ZORGs
As a provider of disaster recovery services, the cloud service provider must set up individual customers to manage protection and recovery for these customers. The customers are defined to Zerto Cloud Manager as Zerto organizations, ZORGs.
You set up each ZORG, as described in Defining a ZORG, and then configure it, regardless of whether the ZORG will use DRaaS or ICDR.
When offering DRaaS to a ZORG you need to set up the ZORG for DRaaS:
Defining a ZORG
To define a ZORG:
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In the Zerto Cloud Manager row of tabs, click Organizations. |
The Add ZORG dialog is displayed.
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Specify the ZORG Name and optionally a CRM ID to identify the organization in a CRM. |
The ZORG name is used by the customer when accessing the Zerto Self-service Portal. Zerto recommends using a name that is easy for the customer to use.
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The ZORG name cannot contain special characters. |
The following information is displayed in the Organizations tab:
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ZORG Name: The name of the organization. |
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CRM ID: An optional identifier to use to identify the organization in a CRM. |
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Number of Cloud Sites: The number of cloud sites that the organization uses. |
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Number of Customer Sites: The number of sites the organization has that use the cloud sites for disaster recovery. |
Clicking an organization name in the list, or selecting a row and then clicking Edit, displays another row of tabs:
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vCenter Cloud Resources
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After defining the ZORG, you specify properties for the ZORG:
Manage ZORG - Defining Settings for a ZORG
You can edit the ZORG properties, for example, add a CRM ID if it was not specified when the ZORG was defined, or edit the ZORG name or CRM ID of the ZORG. You can also set the folder to use for preseeded volumes to make the initial synchronization of protected virtual machines in a VPG quicker.
Defining ZORG Properties
To define ZORG Properties:
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Click a ZORG name link in the Zerto Cloud Manager Organizations tab or select a row in the display and then click Edit. |
The ZORG details are displayed.
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In the Properties section, optionally, change the ZORG name or change or add a CRM ID for the ZORG. |
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Specify the folder to use to store preseeded volumes in Preseed Folder Name. A preseed volume is a virtual disk (the VMDK flat file and descriptor) in the recovery site that has been prepared with a copy of the protected data, so that the initial synchronization is much faster since a Delta Sync is used to synchronize any changes written to the protected site after the creation of the preseeded disk. When using a preseeded VMDK, you select the datastore and exact location, folder, and name of the preseeded disk. Zerto takes ownership of the preseeded disk, moving it from its source folder to the folder used by the VRA. Only disks with the same size as the protected disk can be selected when browsing for a preseeded disk. The datastore where the preseeded disk is placed is also used as the recovery datastore for the replicated data. |
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The preseeded disks must be saved in a folder with the exact name specified in this field. |
When the recovery site is a vDC site:
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Create a folder in vCD to use for the preseeded disks in the datastore you want to use for the customer. |
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Specify this datastore as a provider datastore for preseeded disks in the Configure provider vDCs dialog, from the Advanced Settings dialog, as described in Configuring Provider vDCs. |
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Specify the Preseed Folder Name for the ZORG. |
Defining ZORG Permissions
The Permissions section at the ZORG level displays the permissions assigned to the ZORG. The ZORG is only able to perform actions for which it has permissions. The action applies to all VPGs defined for the ZORG. If a permission is not assigned to the ZORG, the option to perform the action by the ZORG is disabled.
These permissions are the minimum default permissions supplied by Zerto. You can manage an extended set of permissions for specific entities such as ZORGs, VPGs, and sites, as described in Defining Role-based Access Control.
To define ZORG Permissions:
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In the Permissions section, define the permissions to apply to all VPGs defined for the ZORG. |
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Manage VPGs: When selected, the organization can create and edit virtual protection groups (VPGs) to protect groups of virtual machines together. |
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Failover Test: When selected, the organization can test the failover of VPGs to verify that the disaster recovery that you have planned is the one being implemented. |
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Live Failover: When selected, the organization can recover the virtual machines in a VPG after an unforeseen disaster. |
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Move: When selected, the organization can migrate the virtual machines in VPGs to a remote site in a planned operation. ZORGS using DRaaS can also create offsite clones of the virtual machines in VPGs. |
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Prevent vApp operations during testing: When vCD resources are specified in the vCD Cloud Resources tab, vApp operations are blocked when a VPG is being tested. |
Defining ZORG Service Profiles
In the Service Profiles section:
Custom Profile: When selected, the organization can specify general settings for a VPG instead of using one of the provided sets of default properties when a VPG is created or edited. This permission is only relevant if the Manage VPGs permission is checked.
Defining ZORG ZSSP Login Credentials
To define ZORG ZSSP Login Credentials:
When a ZORG has access to the disaster recovery user interface directly via the Zerto Self-service Portal, ZSSP, and not via a cloud service provider portal with the ZSSP embedded within, in the ZSSP Login Credentials section:
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Specify the username and password that is required to log on to the ZSSP. |
The password is hidden and is displayed as asterisks.
Defining Resources that the Cloud Service Provider Enables the ZORG to Use
ZORGs use specified cloud sites.
Each site has specific resources and you can select the resources you want to be made available to the specific ZORG as well as rename the information to something meaningful for the ZORG, hiding the internal naming conventions of the cloud site.
You can also limit the number of virtual machines and amount of storage that the ZORG is able to protect.
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SCVMM resources are not available to ZORGs. |
To make vCenter Server resources available to the ZORG
To edit vCenter Server resources
To add and edit vCD resources
To make vCenter Server resources available to the ZORG
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In the Zerto Cloud Manager Organizations tab, click a ZORG Name link or select a row in the display and then click Edit. |
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Select the vCenter Cloud Resources tab. |
The Add vCenter Cloud Resource dialog is displayed.
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Select all the resources you want to make available to the ZORG. |
When defining a VPG to be recovered in a cloud site, the recovery host must be a resource pool.
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Each resource pool can only be used by one ZORG. |
The selected resources are displayed.
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You cannot define an RDM disk as a vCenter Server resource. |
To edit vCenter Server resources
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In the vCenter Cloud Resources tab, select a row and click EDIT. |
The Edit Resource dialog is displayed.
The fields you can edit in this dialog change, depending on the type of resource you select. Update the relevant information:
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Alternative Name: The alternative name for the resource which is displayed to the ZORG when using the Zerto Self-service Portal or when pairing is via a Zerto Cloud Connector. If there is no value in this field, the ZORG sees the value in the Resource Name field. |
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Max VMs (0 = Unlimited): The maximum number of virtual machines that can be protected when using this resource pool. |
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Max Storage (GB, 0 = Unlimited): The maximum amount of storage that can be protected when using this datastore. |
To add and edit vCD resources
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In the Zerto Cloud Manager Organizations tab, click a ZORG Name link or select a row in the display and then click Edit. |
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Select the vCD Cloud Resources tab. |
The Add vCD Cloud Resource dialog is displayed.
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Select the resource you want to make available to the ZORG |
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Each vCD Org can only be used by one ZORG. |
The selected resources are displayed.
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Select the row in the table and click EDIT. |
The Edit Resource dialog is displayed.
The fields you can edit in this dialog change, depending on the type of resource you select. Update the relevant information:
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Alternative Name: The alternative name for the resource which is displayed to the ZORG when using the Zerto Self-service Portal or when pairing is via a Zerto Cloud Connector. If there is no value in this field, the ZORG sees the value in the Resource Name field. |
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Max VMs (0 = Unlimited): The maximum number of virtual machines that can be protected. |
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Max Storage (GB, 0 = Unlimited): The maximum amount of storage that can be protected. |