ZertoTools for AWS
ZertoTools for AWS is required for protecting VMs running Windows operating system in VMware, while AWS is the recovery site platform. The tool enables the following:
■ re-IP for Windows machines upon failback to on-premises VMware site. (Due to AWS expected behavior, VMware tools are removed for virtual machines that were imported from VMware.)
■ Supporting zImport for All Volumes method for Windows machines upon failback to on-premise site. (For more information about the zImport method, see: “Import Methods for AWS”, on page 17)
ZertoTools can be downloaded from
myZerto > Support & Downloads.
Access ZertoTools and run it on the protected Windows virtual machine in VMware before VPG creation.
Running ZertoTools will initiate the AWS PV driver download. If the AWS PV driver download fails, manually download it from the following link:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-windows-drivers-downloads/AWSPV/7.4.6/AWSPVDriver.zip
NOTE: |
When downloading the PV driver manually, the zip file name AWSPVDRIVER should not be changed. |
ZertoTools will also backup the VMtools to ensure re-IP works upon Failback to the protected VMware site.
When running ZertoTools, note the following:
■ Ensure that the windows execution message says the process was successfully completed when running the tool.
■ A folder named ZertoTools is created on C:/ProgramData folder.
This folder must not be deleted.
■ Upon failover to AWS, the AWS PV driver update may force reboot of the recovered instances in AWS.