Step 1: Login and select VDC
- Log into MyAccount
- Open up the VDC that has the VMs you wish to protect via SecondSite Interzone replication.
- As seen below choose the number of VMs you wish to protect, the zone you would like them replicated to and hit Protect Now.
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Step 2: Order
Select the number of VM's you want to protect and the Zone you want to use as your recovery location (Endpoint)
Step 3: Purchase
Follow through the payment gateway and confirm your selection.
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4: Secondsite Interzone
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Information
Go back to your MyAccount page and witness that a new VDC with the prefix SS is being provisioned and appears as below.
As you can see it is highlighting a few important items;
- The VDC it is protecting
- An alert that there are currently no VPGs created
- The number of VMs you have purchased protection for
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- Interzone - (Protected VDC Name)
- Replication - (Number of VMs and VPGs Protected)
- Licenses - (Licenses and Extra storage ordered)
Take note - No VM's will be visible under failover vm and in your VDC till FAILOVER
Step 5: Firewall requirement
Default - If the default NSX-T firewall is sufficient (In most cases) - Go to Step 6
Excluded - If you require a BYO firewall, please following the following process
- Log a Ticket at Zettagrid Support - support@zettagrid.com
- Ticket information to Include: Example
- Secondsite Number (SS_1175368)
- Secondsite Zone (Brisbane)
- Account number (214xxxxxx)
- Public IPs (Required Amount)
- Internet Traffic (Any specific requirement? - Used on failover and can be resized)
- Continue with Step 6 while waiting for support to create your Internet uplink and public IP details
Step 6: Configure your Secondsite Interzone Service
Configure Networks
Log into your SS_ VDC and add networks rquired
Select your VM's to be protected
Go to Manage located on the right of your SS service portal and select Protect VM's
Select Yes to the VM or vApp you want protect and complete the IP and Network section before protecting
and what networks it needs to use on failover (Networks created above)
Click the Management tab and see that there are no networks created as yet.
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