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Zerto replication between vCloud 8.1 to vCloud 9.5

  • Kobi A
    April 27, 2020 07:45:49 PM

    Hello,
    we are looking to upgrade a version of the VMware vCloud in our sites from 8.1 (ESXi 6.0) to 9.5 (VMware ESXi 6.0.0), but we would like to know if we can upgrade one of those sites to vMware vCloud 9.5, so temporarily Zerto will replicate from one vCloud 81. to another running 9.5. Although the ESXi on both sites will be the same (EXi 6.0.0).
    The Zerto Version is 6.5 on both sites.

    Contara T
    April 27, 2020 08:55:53 PM

    Hello,

    Contara from Zerto Support.

    Can you please provide us your ZVM  exact Zerto version.  Zerto 6.5 U3 – 6.5 U4 does support vCloud 9.5.

    See page: 18

    http://s3.amazonaws.com/zertodownload_docs/7.5_Latest/Zerto%20Virtual%20Replication%20Operability%20Matrix.pdf?cb=1588020600

    Thank you.

    Henio A
    April 28, 2020 09:49:37 PM

    The ZVM version is version 6.0 update 4 build.

    Contara T
    April 29, 2020 02:06:20 PM

    Good Morning,

    Base on your information Zerto 6.5 U4 does support vCloud Director 9.5 and vCloud Director 8.10.x.  If you upgrade one of the vCloud Director from 8.10.x to vCloud Directory 9.5, I don’t foresee any issues on Zerto replication.

    Thank you.

    Henio A
    April 29, 2020 09:14:33 PM

    Thank you, but I think my main concern is not if Zerto is compatible with both versions of the vCloud. My main concern is as Zerto will replicate from vCloud 8.1 to vCloud 9.5 (the site that will receive the vCloud upgrade) I am not sure if there is any custom attribute coming from the VMs at vCloud 8.1 that will break the replication or make the VMs replicated to the new site not usable at the site B running the new version of the vCloud 9.5. If the replication were ESXi to ESXi I was not afraid, as the ESXi version will not change. But the replication is using the vCloud layer and I don’t know how Zerto will react when we upgrade one site to vCloud 9.5 (site target) leaving the source site with the vCloud 8.1. Any ideas?

    Contara T
    May 1, 2020 01:28:11 PM

    Hello,

    As mention before:

    Base on your information Zerto 6.5 U4 does support vCloud Director 9.5 and vCloud Director 8.10.x.  If you upgrade one of the vCloud Director from 8.10.x to vCloud Directory 9.5, I don’t foresee any issues on Zerto replication.

    We have customers using different versions of VC/VCD between sites and we don’t see any issues as long Zerto is supported.

    http://s3.amazonaws.com/zertodownload_docs/7.5_Latest/Zerto%20Virtual%20Replication%20Operability%20Matrix.pdf?cb=1588020600

    Thank you.

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