Connecting the Zerto Orchestrator to Zerto Virtual Managers

The zerto_orchestrator virtual machine must be configured to access the vCenter Servers and Zerto Virtual Managers where failover tests will be performed.

To configure connections to vCenter Server and Zerto Virtual Manager sites:

1. In the Jenkins console dashboard, choose Manage Jenkins > Configure System.
2. Scroll down to Global properties and set the connection parameters for each Zerto Virtual Manager.

3. For each site, set the following:
The vCenter Server name and IP address.
The vCenter Server user and the user name.
The Zerto Virtual Manager name and IP address.

Initial dummy values have been entered for vcenter1_ip, vcenter1_user and zvm1_ip.

In Global properties, you can also set a global timeout value, in seconds.

4. Scroll down to Mask Passwords - Global name/password pairs and set the passwords for each vCenter Server.

An initial dummy value has been entered for vcenter1_password.

The Zerto Virtual Managers are authenticated using the vCenter Server credentials.

5. Repeat steps For each site, set the following:- Scroll down to Mask Passwords - Global name/password pairs and set the passwords for each vCenter Server. for each site with a Zerto Virtual Manager.
6. Click Save.
7. Test the connection.

Zerto has provided a number of preconfigured jobs, viewable from the Jenkins console dashboard in the Zerto tab. Run both of the following jobs to test the connectivity.

test connection to vCenter
test connection to ZVM
a. Click the test and then Build Now.
b. Click the test, under Permalinks or Build History, and then click Console Output to see the results.