Which two steps does a cloud administrator need to take when protecting a VMware Cloud on AWS software-defined data center (SDDC) with VMware site…

A cloud administrator needs to deploy the vSphere Replication virtual appliance and the Site

Recovery manager virtual appliance when protecting a VMware Cloud on AWS software-defined data

center (SDDC) with VMware Site Recovery.

The vSphere Replication virtual appliance is responsible for replicating the virtual machines from the

source to the target site. Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance acts as the central management

and orchestration platform for the entire disaster recovery process.

Reference: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Site-Recovery/index.html

In order to protect a VMware Cloud on AWS software-defined data center (SDDC) with VMware Site

Recovery [1][2], a cloud administrator needs to take the following two steps:

A) Deploy the vSphere Replication virtual appliance - This can be done by logging into the vSphere

Client, navigating to the vCenter Server, and then selecting the Deploy OVF Template option. From

here, the cloud administrator can upload the OVF template for the vSphere Replication appliance and

configure it.

B) Connect the Site Recovery manager instance on the protected recovery site - This involves logging

into the Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and setting up the connection between the protected

recovery site and the SRM instance. This can be done by going to the SRM dashboard and then

selecting the Connect Remote Site option.

Reference:

[1] https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Site-Recovery/services/vmc-dr-deployment/GUIDDBF6CD69-6F7E-47E2-9417-91D5C5F5AC5E.html

[2] https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Site-Recovery/services/vmc-dr-deployment/GUID1C8B7BCA-D4BE-4EAF-9A8A-4B42E2B7236A.html