QuestionQ8

Backup and Restore

You need to plan a backup solution for a VMware environment that runs Windows VMs. Production datastores must retain ten days of local backups and replicate daily to a DR-cluster site. Development datastores need only seven days of local backups. VMware administrators also require a tool that lets them monitor backups and perform restores.

Which procedure can be used to meet these requirements?

  • A Deploy the NetApp SnapCenter Plug-In for Microsoft Windows from vCenter, create policies for production and development, and create resource groups for the production and development datastores.
  • B Install the NetApp SnapCenter Server from the GUI, create policies for production and development, and create resource groups for the production and development datastores.
  • C Deploy the NetApp SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere from vCenter, create policies for production and development, and create resource groups for the production and development datastores.
  • D In NetApp ONTAP System Manager, create Snapshot policies for production and development datastore volumes, and create a protection relationship for each production volume.
Explanation

The SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere provides backup and restore operations for VMware VMs and datastores through the vCenter client. Backup policies define retention and replication settings, and resource groups associate those policies and schedules with the selected datastores. Separate production and development policies can therefore provide 10-day versus 7-day local retention, while the production policy enables daily secondary replication to the DR site.

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