Protecting and Recovering a vCenter Server

For vCenter 6.0 or later, the vCenter Server is installed on a virtual machine. You can also deploy a vCenter Server Appliance, which is a preconfigured Linux virtual machine that runs vCenter Server.

When the vCenter is running on a virtual machine, you can use an application-consistent backup using the Virtual Server Agent to protect the virtual machine as well as the vCenter database and files. This is the recommended method for backing up a vCenter Server Appliance.

When vCenter runs on a virtual machine, consider the following points when using the Virtual Server Agent to back up the VM:

  • Configure a separate subclient for a virtual machine where vCenter is running.

  • Schedule backups at a time when other backups for the vCenter are not running.

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