Interzone Replication - Protecting your Zettagrid VMs

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Last updated: 16 Oct 2024 by Wayne heath

Protect you running virtual servers between Zettagrid Zones!



Step 1: Enable Interzone Replication

Log into MyAccount

Open up the VDC that has the VMs you wish to protect via SecondSite Interzone replication.

Select Replicate with SecondSite Interzone and continue .

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)


          Purchase

Follow through the payment gateway and confirm your selection.


Step 3: Secondsite Interzone VDC 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;

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


Step 4: Firewall requirement


Default - If the default NSX-T firewall is sufficient (In most cases) - Go to Step 5


Excluded - If you require a BYO firewall, please following the following process 

Secondsite Number  (SS_1175368)  
Secondsite Zone       (Brisbane)
Account number       (214xxxxxx)
Public IPs                   (Default /31 -  More on Request)
Internet Traffic          (Data Block or Unlimited per Mbps - Used on failover and can be resized)       

                                                                    Data Block  - (100GB - 500000GB)

                                                                    Mbps          - (100Mpbs - 10Gbps)

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


Step 5: Configure your Secondsite Interzone Service 

Configure Networks

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

NSX-T or new BYO Firewall - If you have advanced firewall rules or NAT rules setup in your production VDC then you will need to also create these on the new SecondSite instance as it is entirely separate from your production VDC. 

Replicated BYO Firewall - Possible config and license changes would be required


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 to protect and complete the IP and Network section before protecting


Step 6: Confirm Protection   

Log into your SecondSite services via MyAccount and confirm Protected VM's and SLA's

Request protection process can take several hours to complete. (Initial Replication and config)

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


Click Start Test on the VPGs you want to failover


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


Verify your VM's started 

Can be seen in MyAccount and Cloud Director                    

                      MyAccount

 

                                                 

                     Cloud Director (Access VM's)


                     Confirm NIC's are connected before testing connectivity



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

Click Stop Test on the VPGs you want to cancel failover


Verify you VM's were removed

                     MyAccount


                      Cloud Director

                       



Live Failover

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


                    Contact Zettagrid Support to perform LIVE failovers!  https://www.zettagrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ZGSupportCard-v5.4.pdf

                                                    Support Phone 1300 597 656 (+61 8 6314 6580)
                                                    Support Email support@zettagrid.com