Chapter 7: Migrating, Backing Up, and Restoring Virtual Machines

VCP (VCP-410) Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:

  • Migrate Virtual Machines.
    • Identify compatibility requirements.
    • Cite the three methods of virtual machine migration.
    • Understand/Apply.
    • Determine migration use cases.
    • Compare and contrast migration technologies.
    • Migrate a virtual machine using VMotion.
    • Migrate a virtual machine using Storage VMotion.
    • Cold migrate a virtual machine.
  • Backup and Restore Virtual Machines.
    • Describe different backup/restore procedures and strategies.
    • Create/Delete/Restore Snapshots.
    • Install Backup and Recovery Appliance.
    • Install VMware Data Recovery plug-in.
    • Create a backup job with VMware Data Recovery.
    • Perform test and actual restores using ...

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