Zerto v10 – Update 2 – Excitement Continues!
Zerto just dropped Update 2 for version 10, and they continue to really drive some great features into the product, extending what started with v10 as some game-changing features. See my past post on this one.
Starting with v10, Zerto made the ZVM role only available on a Linux appliance, even though it was available starting with 9.5 and 9.7 – but you had options for both Windows or Linux roles for the ZVM. With the v10 release, the Windows ZVM role is fully deprecated and Zerto no longer releases software for v10 on Windows.
So with v10, we get a much more secure approach and can eliminate the Windows server requirements, but with that comes a big double-check before moving onto v10. With v10 AND the Linux ZVM role, this also means that Zerto has made some changes on the licensing front, which needs to be taken care of prior to upgrading to v10 OR standing up the Linux ZVM role.
So now that we have the licensing gotchas out of the way, let’s talk a bit more about what’s come with Update 1 and 2 and some other areas of Zerto to be aware of.