Configure and Install VRA Dialog
The Zerto Virtual Replication installation includes the installation package for Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs).
A VRA is a Zerto Virtual Replication virtual machine that manages the replication of virtual machines across sites.
Configure and install Zerto Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs) on ESX/ESXi hosts
To configure and install Zerto Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs) on ESX/ESXi hosts:
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Specify the following Host Details: |
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Host: The host on which the VRA is installed. The drop-down displays the hosts that do not have a VRA installed, with the selected host displayed by default. |
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Datastore: The datastore that contains the OS disks of the VRA VM. You can install more than one VRA on the same datastore. |
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Network: The network used to access the VRA. |
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VRA RAM: The amount of memory to allocate to the VRA. The amount determines the maximum buffer size for the VRA for buffering IOs written by the protected virtual machines, before the writes are sent over the network to the recovery VRA. The recovery VRA also buffers the incoming IOs until they are written to the journal. If a buffer becomes full, a Bitmap Sync is performed after space is freed up in the buffer. For details, refer to Zerto Scale and Benchmarking Guidelines. |
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VRA Bandwidth Group: Choose the VRA Bandwidth Group from the dropdown list. To create a new VRA group, type in the name of the new group and click CREATE. You can then choose the new group from the dropdown list. |
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Specify the following VRA Network Details: |
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Configuration: Either have the IP address allocated via a static IP address or a DHCP server. |
Zerto strongly recommends using only Static IPs during production, and to use either static IPs or DHCP during trials. The reason for this is that if the VRA IP is allocated via DHCP and the DHCP server at a later date allocates a different IP, ZVM does not change the VRA IP in the ZVM records.
If you select the Static option, enter the following:
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Address: The IP address for the VRA. |
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Subnet Mask: The subnet mask for the network. The default value is 255.255.255.0. |
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Default Gateway: The default gateway for the network. |
The VRA installation starts and the status is displayed in the TASKS popup dialog in the status bar and under MONITORING > TASKS.
The VRA displayed name, and DNS name, is Z-VRA-hostname. If a virtual machine with this name exists, for example when a previous VRA was not deleted, the VRA name has a number appended to it.
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