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Vmware Cross Version Replication

  • Chen S
    November 10, 2019 01:15:55 PM

    Is there an issue with replicating from esxi5.5 to esxi6.7?

    Viola M
    November 11, 2019 04:35:41 AM

    Hi Chen,

    Good day to you.

    Esxi 5.5 and Esxi 6.7 are supported by Zerto 6.5, 7.0 and 7.5. (Please note ESXi 6.7u3 is only supported by 6.5u4p1, 7.0u2p2 and all 7.0 family)
    For more information, please refer to the following link:
    http://s3.amazonaws.com/zertodownload_docs/Latest/Zerto%20Virtual%20Replication%20Operability%20Matrix.pdf?cb=1573442530
    However, you have to make sure that VM’s hardware version. For ESXi 5.5, it only support the hardware version up to Version 10. However, ESXi 6.7 can the support hardware version up to version 15.
    For more information, please refer to the following link:
    https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2007240
    Best Regards
    Zerto Support
    Chen S
    November 11, 2019 06:13:15 AM

    Hi

    Thanks for the answer.

    But my question were other.

    My question is about replicating BETWEEN 5.5 and 6.7.

    Lets say my main site is 5.5 and DR is 6.5 or 6.7.

    Does zerto support such deployment ?

    Brian S
    November 12, 2019 11:07:04 AM

    Hello Chen,

    Brian from Zerto here.

    You can replicate from ESXi 5.5 in the Production site to ESXi 6.7 in DR site.

    Please be sure to keep the hardware version to 10 (supported for both ESXi) – (Please note ESXi 6.7u3 is only supported by 6.5u4p1, 7.0u2p2 and all 7.0 family)

    Please be sure to keep both Zerto (in DR and Prod) at most, 1 version apart or the same version on both as described in our upgrade best practices:

    https://www.zerto.com/myzerto/knowledge-base/zvm-upgrade-best-practices/

    Let me know if you need anything else.

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