Editing a VPG

You can edit a VPG definition, including adding virtual machines to the VPG, as described in Adding Virtual Machines to a VPG - Overviewdeleting virtual machines from the VPG, or changing the information about how virtual machines are recovered, such as adding or removing volumes from the virtual machine.

You can also edit VPG settings when the sites are disconnected. However, not all VPG settings can be updated.

After modifying the VPG, the settings are updated.

While the VPG settings is being updated, you cannot perform any operations on the VPG, such as adding a checkpoint, editing the VPG properties, or failing the VPG.

After the settings updated, the VPG is synchronized with the recovery site.

To modify a VPG:

1. In the VPGs tab in the Zerto User Interface, select the VPG to be edited and click MORE > Edit VPG. You can also select the VPG, display the VPG details, and click EDIT VPG.

The Edit VPG wizard is displayed, enabling editing the VPG, including adding and removing virtual machines from the VPG.

When the sites are disconnected, you cannot add virtual machines to the VPG.

Note: If the VPG was previously viewed, and the tab for this VPG is still displayed, you can access the details by selecting the tab.
2. Make any required changes to the VPG definition.

You can jump directly to a step to make a change in that step, for example, the REPLICATION step or the RECOVERY step, by clicking the step.

Steps that have been completed are marked with a check.

The following VPG settings cannot be edited when the sites are disconnected.

Edit VPG Step VPG Settings
VMs Select VMs to protect. You cannot add new VMs to a VPG when the sites are disconnected.
Replication -> Advanced VM Replication Settings -> Edit VM If the Journal Datastore is missing, you cannot select a Journal Datastore.
Storage -> EDIT SELECTED -> Edit Volumes
You cannot edit the Volume Source to RDM or Preseeded volumes.
You cannot edit the Volume Provision Type (Thin-provisioned or thick-provisioned ).
3. Click DONE.

When a virtual machine is removed from a VPG, a warning is displayed. Another message is displayed when trying to save the VPG, if a virtual machine is added to the VPG.

The VPG is updated and then synchronized with the recovery site, if required, for example when the host was changed.

See also:

Copy VPG Settings
Adding Virtual Machines to a VPG - Overview
Removing Virtual Machines from a VPG
Removing Virtual Machines from a vCD vApp
Removing Protected Virtual Machines from the Hypervisor Inventory
Removing a Protected Virtual Machine from Azure
Modifying Protected Virtual Machine Volumes
Pausing and Resuming the Protection of a VPG
Forcing the Synchronization of a VPG
Handling a VPG in an Error State
Deleting a VPG
Ensuring Application Consistency – Checkpoints
Running Scripts Before or After Recovering a VPG
Exporting and Importing VPG Definitions
VPG Statuses and Synchronization Triggers
Managing Protection When the Recovery Datastore Will Be Unavailable (Datastore Maintenance)