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Private Cloud: Supported Backup Methods in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1
With the rollout of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, managing, automating, and scaling private cloud infrastructure has reached new heights of efficiency. However, operational flexibility is only as good as your resilience strategy. Maintaining up-to-date backups of your VCF management and core components is vital to guarantee business continuity, safeguard against misconfigurations, and establish trusted restore points before performing lifecycle upgrades or certificate updates.
To help you architect a foolproof disaster recovery plan, the following guide details the official supported backup methods across the core, consumption, and management layers of a VCF 9.1 environment.
VCF 9.1 Component Backup Matrix
|
Category |
Component |
Supported Backup Method(s) |
|---|---|---|
|
Core |
vCenter |
File-Based or Image-Based* |
|
Core |
NSX Manager |
File-Based |
|
Core |
NSX Edge |
Included automatically within the NSX Manager backup |
|
Consumption |
VCF Automation |
File-Based |
|
Management Appliance |
VCF Operations |
Image-Based |
|
Management Services |
VCF services runtime |
File-Based (Only service accounts) |
|
Management Services |
SDDC lifecycle |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
fleet lifecycle |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
log management |
File-Based *(Note: Active log data is excluded and must be archived separately)* |
|
Management Services |
VCF Operations for networks |
Image-Based |
|
Management Services |
software depot |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
identity broker |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
Salt RaaS |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
Salt master |
File-Based |
|
Management Services |
telemetry |
N/A |
|
Management Services |
real-time metrics |
N/A |
|
Management Services |
SDDC Manager |
File-Based or Image-Based* |
*Note: While both methods may be supported, utilizing official file-based configuration mechanisms is highly recommended for standard administrative restoration paths.
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Access to the most recent backup files.
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In place infrastructure for restoring.
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Proper sequencing and verification of component restoration to maintain dependencies and system integrity.