Managing Zerto
After the Zerto service is deployed into your instance, you can configure or update Zerto Virtual Replication. You can also deploy more Virtual Replication Appliances to newly added VMware® ESXi™ servers.
Managing the configuration of Zerto replications
To manage the configuration of Zerto replications, log in to the Zerto Virtual Replication console. For example, re-pairing Zerto instances or configuring virtual protection groups to replicate virtual machines.
When you're replicating between different IBM Cloud® Zerto instances, you can configure replication directly between the Zerto instances. If you're replicating between the IBM Cloud Zerto instance and your own data center, you must install Zerto yourself in your own data center. This instance can license itself automatically when you pair it with the IBM Cloud Zerto instance.
Zerto replication doesn't support Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal. Establishing connectivity between the IBM Cloud Zerto instance and your own data center might require customization of routes on the Zerto Virtual Manager appliances
or Zerto Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs) on either side. Establishing connectivity might also require secure tunneling between the sites. When you're configuring or reconfiguring routes on Zerto Virtual Manager appliances, you must ensure
that all Zerto Virtual Manager appliances can connect successfully to zerto.com for usage reporting. You can verify this connection by opening a browser session to https://www.zerto.com from the Zerto Virtual Manager
appliance.
The Management VMware NSX Edge™ Services Gateway (ESG) is preconfigured to allow outbound HTTPS (TCP port 443) communications that originate from Zerto Virtual Manager.
Updating Zerto Virtual Replication
To update Zerto Virtual Replication, open an IBM Support ticket by following the steps in Getting help and support to get the Zerto installation executable file for your environment.
Deploying VRAs to newly added ESXi servers
When you add or remove ESXi servers for the primary cluster of your instance, VRAs are automatically deployed or removed. VRAs aren't automatically deployed to ESXi servers in the secondary clusters of your instance. You can deploy VRAs yourself from the Zerto Virtual Replication console.