You are a VMware architect designing a solution for a client with an existing site who wishes to
build a disaster recovery site. The operations manager has presented some information in the
kickoff meeting. The company has 1,000 VMs, and the average VM has the following specs:
18 GB memory
2 vCPU
100 GB
The company already has an existing vendor relationship with a hardware vendor and would like
to keep the existing storage solution roadmap in place. The following requirements are stated:

RTO: 15 minutes
RPO: 15 minutes
Uptime: 99.99%
The existing vendor relationship is a ______________.

A.
risk to the project

B.
constraint

C.
vision

Explanation:

An assumption could impact your design. It is good to ensure that project team and widerbusiness
are aware of assumptions and that they are agreed and validated as part of the design
considerationprocess.
Chapter 2, Gathering Information and Spotting the Gaps