Implementing A Disaster Recovery Plan - VMware VCM 5.3 - RECOVERY GUIDE Manual

Implementing a Disaster Recovery Plan

To provide a disaster recovery plan for vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM), VMware recommends
the following procedures be implemented for an "Active Production / Standby Spare" recovery model.
This guide provides a baseline for configuring the proper backup schedules and information on how to
recover a system using these prepared backups. The frequencies and retention values provided may be
adjusted to meet specific service-level agreements and retention requirements.
When implementing a Disaster Recovery Plan, ensure the following:
Historical data should be retained, and will be as current as the last scheduled database backup.
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Duplicate hardware of the production VCM Collector will be available in an alternate location for
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recovery tasks.
The recovery Collector will be prepared with all software prerequisites for a VCM installation matching
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the product versions of the production Collector.
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