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What is vSphere data protection?

What is vSphere data protection?

VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ is a backup and recovery solution from VMware. It is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server™ and VMware vSphere Web Client, providing disk-based backup of virtual machines and applications.

How do I restart VDP appliance service?

Manually restart all services using the VDP Configuration Utility. Access to the VDP Appliance from the vSphere Web Client. Navigate to the License Assignment portlet on the Configuration tab. Add the new permanent license key to the system.

What is a benefit of using VMware data protection VDP?

VDP is a robust, simple-to-deploy, disk-based backup and recovery solution. VDP is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server and the VMware vSphere Web Client. VDP enables centralized and efficient management of backup jobs while storing backups in deduplicated destination storage.

What is vShield endpoint?

VMware vShield™ Endpoint strengthens security for virtual machines while improving performance for endpoint protection by orders of magnitude. vShield Endpoint offloads antivirus and anti-malware agent processing to a dedicated secure virtual appliance delivered by VMware partners.

Which vSphere versions does VDP supports?

VDR is not supported with vSphere 5.1 and higher….VDP supports these specifications:

  • Each vCenter Server can support up to 20 VDP appliances.
  • Each VDP appliance supports backup for up to 100 virtual machines.
  • Only 1 VDP appliance can exist per ESXi/ESX host.
  • Support for 0.5 TB, 1 TB, or 2 TB of deduplicated backup data.

How does VMware vSphere replication work?

When you configure a virtual machine for replication, the vSphere Replication agent sends changed blocks in the virtual machine disks from the source site to the target site. The changed blocks are applied to the copy of the virtual machine. This process occurs independently of the storage layer.

Does vSphere replication require license?

vSphere Replication does not have a separate license as it is a feature of certain vSphere license editions. If you have the correct vSphere license, there is no limit on the number of virtual machines that you can replicate by using vSphere Replication.