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title: 'Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third party platform'
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excerpt: 'Learn how to setup Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform'
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updated: 2025-06-25
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title: Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third-party platform
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excerpt: Learn how to set up Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform
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updated: 2025-08-25
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## Objective
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This guide provides an outline of how to configure a virtual private network between an OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud and a different platform.
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We will use the OPNsense open-source VPN Solution as an example, and explain the simplest way to set up a VPN tunnel to the Zerto network.
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Check out [Zerto between two OVHcloud datacenters](/pages/hosted_private_cloud/hosted_private_cloud_powered_by_vmware/zerto_virtual_replication_as_a_service) for the other scenario.
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- A Zerto platform installed on the on-premises platform
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- VRAs (Virtual Replication Appliances) on both sides that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP ports 4007 and 4008
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- Zerto administration consoles or ZVMs (Zerto Virtual Managers) that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP port 9071
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- A **Read Write (RW)** vCenter account is required to access and operate the Zerto interface.
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> [!primary]
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The only required parameter is the OVHcloud IPSec endpoint IP address.
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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentification.
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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentication.
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Once the default values are valid, you only need to provide the shared secret for authentication.
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Supported values for each parameters:
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- Encryption algorithms: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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Supported values are:
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- Protocol: ESP
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- Encryption algorithm: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Change`{.action}.
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Changes`{.action}.
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#### 4.2 vRAs opening.
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We will define three aliases:
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* one for vRA IPs on the customer side
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* one for vRA IPs on the OVHCloud side
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* one for vRA IPs on the OVHcloud side
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* one for the ports
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You can get the OVHcloud vRAs IP from the destination Private Cloud vCenter interface.
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHCLoud vRAs:
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHcloud vRAs:
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You will be notified when the pairing is successfull:
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At this point, your Zerto setup is functional and you can start to create your virtual protection groups (VPGs).
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> [!warning]
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>
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> When enabling Zerto, a `Z-VRAH` VM may appear in your inventory.
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> This deployment is **not systematic**; it depends notably on the data volume to process.
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> If present, it is essential to the service and **must not be modified or deleted**.
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#### Troubleshooting
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If the on-premises ZVM is not able to successfully contact the OVHcloud ZVM (due to an incorrect firewall setup, for example) you will get the following message:
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## Go further
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Join our community of users on <https://community.ovh.com/en/>.
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If you need training or technical assistance to implement our solutions, contact your sales representative or click on [this link](/links/professional-services) to get a quote and ask our Professional Services experts for a custom analysis of your project.
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Ask questions, give your feedback and interact directly with the team building our Hosted Private Cloud services on the dedicated [Discord](https://discord.gg/ovhcloud) channel.
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Join our [community of users](/links/community).

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title: 'Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third party platform'
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excerpt: 'Learn how to setup Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform'
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updated: 2025-06-25
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title: Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third-party platform
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excerpt: Learn how to set up Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform
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updated: 2025-08-25
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---
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## Objective
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This guide provides an outline of how to configure a virtual private network between an OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud and a different platform.
10+
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We will use the OPNsense open-source VPN Solution as an example, and explain the simplest way to set up a VPN tunnel to the Zerto network.
1112

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Check out [Zerto between two OVHcloud datacenters](/pages/hosted_private_cloud/hosted_private_cloud_powered_by_vmware/zerto_virtual_replication_as_a_service) for the other scenario.
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ Check out [Zerto between two OVHcloud datacenters](/pages/hosted_private_cloud/h
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- A Zerto platform installed on the on-premises platform
2021
- VRAs (Virtual Replication Appliances) on both sides that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP ports 4007 and 4008
2122
- Zerto administration consoles or ZVMs (Zerto Virtual Managers) that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP port 9071
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- A **Read Write (RW)** vCenter account is required to access and operate the Zerto interface.
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> [!primary]
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>
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ If the default values are correct:
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The only required parameter is the OVHcloud IPSec endpoint IP address.
111113

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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentification.
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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentication.
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Once the default values are valid, you only need to provide the shared secret for authentication.
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![](images/image-EN-12.png){.thumbnail}
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Supported values for each parameters:
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Supported values for each parameter:
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- Encryption algorithms: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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Supported values are:
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- Protocole: ESP
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- Protocol: ESP
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- Encryption algorithm: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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- PFS: Off
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![](images/image-EN-28.png){.thumbnail}
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Change`{.action}.
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Changes`{.action}.
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#### 4.2 vRAs opening.
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@@ -256,14 +258,14 @@ To simplify this setup, we are going to use the alias feature of OPNsense. An al
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We will define three aliases:
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* one for vRA IPs on the customer side
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* one for vRA IPs on the OVHCloud side
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* one for vRA IPs on the OVHcloud side
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* one for the ports
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You can get the OVHcloud vRAs IP from the destination Private Cloud vCenter interface.
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![](images/image-EN-29.png){.thumbnail}
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHCLoud vRAs:
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHcloud vRAs:
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![](images/image-EN-30.png){.thumbnail}
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![](images/image-EN-36.png){.thumbnail}
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You will be notified when the pairing is successfull:
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You will be notified when the pairing is successful:
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![](images/image-EN-37.png){.thumbnail}
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At this point, your Zerto setup is functional and you can start to create your virtual protection groups (VPGs).
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> [!warning]
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>
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> When enabling Zerto, a `Z-VRAH` VM may appear in your inventory.
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> This deployment is **not systematic**; it depends notably on the data volume to process.
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> If present, it is essential to the service and **must not be modified or deleted**.
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#### Troubleshooting
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If the on-premises ZVM is not able to successfully contact the OVHcloud ZVM (due to an incorrect firewall setup, for example) you will get the following message:
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## Go further
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Join our community of users on <https://community.ovh.com/en/>.
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If you need training or technical assistance to implement our solutions, contact your sales representative or click on [this link](/links/professional-services) to get a quote and ask our Professional Services experts for a custom analysis of your project.
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Ask questions, give your feedback and interact directly with the team building our Hosted Private Cloud services on the dedicated [Discord](https://discord.gg/ovhcloud) channel.
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Join our [community of users](/links/community).

pages/hosted_private_cloud/hosted_private_cloud_powered_by_vmware/zerto-virtual-replication-customer-to-ovhcloud/guide.en-ca.md

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---
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title: 'Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third party platform'
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excerpt: 'Learn how to setup Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform'
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updated: 2025-06-25
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title: Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third-party platform
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excerpt: Learn how to set up Zerto between your OVHcloud Private Cloud and another platform
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updated: 2025-08-25
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---
66

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## Objective
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This guide provides an outline of how to configure a virtual private network between an OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud and a different platform.
10+
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We will use the OPNsense open-source VPN Solution as an example, and explain the simplest way to set up a VPN tunnel to the Zerto network.
1112

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Check out [Zerto between two OVHcloud datacenters](/pages/hosted_private_cloud/hosted_private_cloud_powered_by_vmware/zerto_virtual_replication_as_a_service) for the other scenario.
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ Check out [Zerto between two OVHcloud datacenters](/pages/hosted_private_cloud/h
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- A Zerto platform installed on the on-premises platform
2021
- VRAs (Virtual Replication Appliances) on both sides that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP ports 4007 and 4008
2122
- Zerto administration consoles or ZVMs (Zerto Virtual Managers) that are able to connect to the counterpart on TCP port 9071
23+
- A **Read Write (RW)** vCenter account is required to access and operate the Zerto interface.
2224

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> [!primary]
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>
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ If the default values are correct:
109111

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The only required parameter is the OVHcloud IPSec endpoint IP address.
111113

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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentification.
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##### 3.1.2 Phase 1: Authentication.
113115

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Once the default values are valid, you only need to provide the shared secret for authentication.
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![](images/image-EN-12.png){.thumbnail}
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Supported values for each parameters:
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Supported values for each parameter:
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- Encryption algorithms: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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Supported values are:
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- Protocole: ESP
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- Protocol: ESP
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- Encryption algorithm: AES 256 bits
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- Hash algorithms: SHA256
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- PFS: Off
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![](images/image-EN-28.png){.thumbnail}
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Change`{.action}.
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Destination TCP port is 9071. Click `Save`{.action} and `Apply Changes`{.action}.
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#### 4.2 vRAs opening.
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@@ -256,14 +258,14 @@ To simplify this setup, we are going to use the alias feature of OPNsense. An al
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We will define three aliases:
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* one for vRA IPs on the customer side
259-
* one for vRA IPs on the OVHCloud side
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* one for vRA IPs on the OVHcloud side
260262
* one for the ports
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You can get the OVHcloud vRAs IP from the destination Private Cloud vCenter interface.
263265

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![](images/image-EN-29.png){.thumbnail}
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHCLoud vRAs:
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Let's create the OVH_VRA alias for OVHcloud vRAs:
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![](images/image-EN-30.png){.thumbnail}
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![](images/image-EN-36.png){.thumbnail}
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You will be notified when the pairing is successfull:
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You will be notified when the pairing is successful:
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![](images/image-EN-37.png){.thumbnail}
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At this point, your Zerto setup is functional and you can start to create your virtual protection groups (VPGs).
307309

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> [!warning]
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>
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> When enabling Zerto, a `Z-VRAH` VM may appear in your inventory.
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> This deployment is **not systematic**; it depends notably on the data volume to process.
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> If present, it is essential to the service and **must not be modified or deleted**.
315+
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#### Troubleshooting
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If the on-premises ZVM is not able to successfully contact the OVHcloud ZVM (due to an incorrect firewall setup, for example) you will get the following message:
@@ -319,4 +327,8 @@ The most probable cause is that the OVHcloud ZVM is not authorised to contact yo
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## Go further
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Join our community of users on <https://community.ovh.com/en/>.
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If you need training or technical assistance to implement our solutions, contact your sales representative or click on [this link](/links/professional-services) to get a quote and ask our Professional Services experts for a custom analysis of your project.
331+
332+
Ask questions, give your feedback and interact directly with the team building our Hosted Private Cloud services on the dedicated [Discord](https://discord.gg/ovhcloud) channel.
333+
334+
Join our [community of users](/links/community).

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