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VMware vSphere Data Protection

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description VMware vSphere Data Protection Overview

VMware vSphere Data Protection provides continuous data protection and recovery for virtual machines by replicating changes to a secondary location, enabling rapid restoration with minimal downtime and acting as a core component of a broader disaster recovery strategy.

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What is VMware vSphere Data Protection designed to do?

vSphere Data Protection is a backup and recovery system for VMware virtual machines, based on EMC Avamar deduplication technology. VMware described it as a virtual appliance managed through the vSphere Web Client. [VMware product article](https://blogs.vmware.com/storage/2015/02/12/whats-new-vsphere-data-protection-6-0-and-vsphere-replication-6-0/)

Does vSphere Data Protection continuously replicate every VM change?

No, the documented product is centered on backups and restore points, not continuous change replication. Continuous replication belongs to a separate replication or disaster-recovery design.

Can vSphere Data Protection restore a whole VM or individual files?

It can restore entire virtual machines and can perform file-level restores through a web browser. That gives administrators both full-machine recovery and more targeted recovery options.

Does VMware vSphere Data Protection require an agent inside every VM?

For normal virtual machine backups, VDP uses vSphere APIs for Data Protection, so an agent is not required in every VM. VMware also documented optional application agents for Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint in VDP 6.0.

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