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As you can see it is highlighting a few important items;

Interzone -    (Your 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 vms and  your SS VDC till FAILOVER

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Secondsite

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Number  (SS_1175368)  
Secondsite

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Zone       (Brisbane)
Account

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number       (214xxxxxx)
Public IPs                   (Required Amount)
Internet

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Traffic           (Any specific requirement? - Used on failover and can be resized) 

      • Continue with Step 5 while waiting for support to create your Internet uplink and public IP assignment

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Log into your SS_ VDC and add networks required     


NSX-T Firewall

Live Failovers - Routed Network (Connected to Firewall)

Test Failovers - Isolated Network  

BYO Firewall

Live Failovers - Isolated Network (Connected to Firewall)

Test Failovers - Isolated Network  




Please note: Secondsite Firewalls

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Step 7: Failover Process


Test Failover

Start of Virtual Servers in another zone without affecting Production!    -  Failover via MyAccount Portal


Log into MyAccount  https://account.zettagrid.com/

Open up the SecondSite Service under My Services

Select View VPGs

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Click Start Test on the VPGs you want to failover

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Verifying Failover is In Progress (This can take a few minutes)

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Verify your VM's started 

Can be seen in MyAccount and Cloud Director                    

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                     Cloud Director (Access VM's)

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                     Confirm NIC's are connected before testing connectivity

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Stop Test Failover

                    Stop of Virtual Servers in another zone without affecting Production!    -  Stop via MyAccount Portal

                   

Log into MyAccount  https://account.zettagrid.com/

Open up the SecondSite Service under My Services

Select View VPGs

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Click Stop Test on the VPGs you want to cancel failover

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Verify you VM's were removed

                     MyAccount

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                      Cloud Director

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Live Failover

Start of Virtual Servers in another zone when Production is down!   - Can't be performed via MyAccount Portal 

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