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Which vSphere feature creates a copy of a virtual machine that can be stored locally within a cluster or at another site, and provides the ability to rapidly restore a virtual machine within minutes?
A. vSphere Data Protection
B. vSphere Replication
C. vSphere Snapshots
D. vSphere Heartbeat
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
vSphere Replication Standalone is a feature introduced with VMware vSphere 5.1. It is designed to augment the recovery capabilities of the VMware vSphere platform by providing a built-in capability to continually replicate a running virtual machine to another location. Replication creates a copy of a virtual machine that can be stored locally within a cluster or at another site, providing a data source to rapidly restore a virtual machine within minutes.
Incorrect Answers:
A: vSphere Data Protection is used to backup and restore your virtual machines. However, it does not create a copy of a virtual machine that can be stored locally within a cluster or at another site. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
C: A snapshot is a point-in-time image of a virtual machine. You can roll back to a snapshot to restore the virtual machine to its state at the time of the snapshot. However, a snapshot is not a copy of a virtual machine that can be stored locally within a cluster or at another site. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
D: VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat monitors server availability, applications and application performance, network and server performance, and data protection. It does not create a copy of a virtual machine that can be stored locally within a cluster or at another site. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
References:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005776