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Which component must be backed up?

The administrator must back up a vCenter HA deployment.
Which component must be backed up?

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A.
Passive node

B.
Witness node

C.
External database

D.
Active node

Explanation:
When taking backups, avoid backing up the Passive and Witness nodes. Just take a backup of the Active
node. When restoring an Active node, you must remove all the cluster configuration, restore and re-create the
HA cluster.
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3 Comments on “Which component must be backed up?”

  2. shahuamit136@gmail.com says:

    correct answer is D

    Explanation:
    When taking backups, avoid backing up the Passive and Witness nodes. Just take a backup of the Active node. When restoring an Active node, you must remove all the cluster configuration, restore and re-create the HA cluster.




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  3. vMan says:

    For additional security, you can back up the Active node in the vCenter HA cluster. You can then restore the node in case of catastrophic failure.

    Procedure
    Back up the Active node.Do not back up the Passive node and Witness node.
    Before you restore the cluster, power off and delete all vCenter HA nodes.
    Restore the Active node.The Active node is restored as a standalone vCenter Server Appliance.
    Reconfigure the vCenter HA.

    https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.avail.doc/GUID-EE6BC440-4286-4FDC-903B-3132BA30C2C6.html




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