Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs
Zerto Virtual Replication has a pretty easy to use GUI, with a few clicks you are able to do everything from restore a file to move an entire datacenter. But even a few clicks can be a real pain in a…
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Zerto script: Quiesced MongoDB Journal Checkpoints!
Don’t let MongoDB get amnesia, quiesce it! If you are a MongoDB user that also has Zerto Virtual Replication you can now get quiesced Zerto journal checkpoints with a script I published this week over on the Zerto Tech Alliances…
Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials
Quick tip for a little extra security with Zerto Let me start by saying that by default unless you have your Windows firewall wide open, no one who doesn’t already have access to your Zerto server can access the PowerShell API.…
How to install VMware Tools for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations
Overview This is a companion article to the Hyper-V Integration Services Installation article I did recently. If you are looking to move a non-VMware based machine to VMware with minimal headaches then this is the article for you. These steps…
How to install Hyper-V Integration Services for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations
Overview I.T. organizations are constantly looking for efficiencies and cost savings in their organization. Migrating VMware VMs to Microsoft Hyper-V is one way that some organizations are looking to save money (by reducing VMware license fees). Other organizations may be…
Moving my Blog to Azure and back with Zerto!
To Azure and Back, while also replacing hardware! First, Let’s Recap! In case you haven’t been following along, my latest personal project has been to completely eliminate my home lab and opt to have everything at one location – the…
Configuring Zerto with a Domain Signed SSL Certificate
How annoying it is… How many servers, or hardware management interfaces, or other devices on your network make you do those extra clicks to get to them? You know, the ones where you agree that you have intelligence and you…
Zerto Cloud Appliance Template for AWS Now Available
Deploy Zerto Faster on AWS! This week Zerto published AWS Community AMIs (Amazon Machine Image) for all regions of AWS. This means that you can now deploy a Zerto Virtual Replication Cloud Appliance from a template with Zerto 5.5 Update…
The date is set, and replication has started
It’s almost time to shut down the Home Lab! I posted the other week that I would no longer have a home lab and this week I officially set the date for the hardware swap. It will be Tuesday, September…
My Insider’s Take On Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5
Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5 is Released! Yesterday Zerto publicly released Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5 (ZVR) to the public. There is already a slew of great blog posts about the new features: Vladan’s Blog – https://www.vladan.fr/zerto-virtual-replication-5-5-released/ Eric’s vSphere-Land Blog – http://vsphere-land.com/news/just-in-time-for-vmworld-zerto-releases-zerto-virtual-replication-5-5.html…