VCP65-DCV – Objective 6.2 – Configure and Administer vCenter Data Protection

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

1. vCenter Data Protection (PDF)
   • Read Chapter 1 -Understanding vSphere Data Protection
   • Chapter 2 – VDP Installation and Configuration
   • Chapter 3 – VDP Appliance Migration
   • Chapter 7 – Proxies
   • Chapter 6 – Configuring VDP
   • Chapter 8 – Storage Management
   • Chapter 12 – Managing Backups
   • Chapter 13 – Automatic Backup Verification
   • Chapter 14 – Managing Restores
   • Chapter 17 – VDP Application Support
   • Know the Appendix B – Minimum Required vCenter User Account Permissions
   • Know the Table 2.2 – Minimum system requirements for VDP
2. Image-based backup and restore of a vCenter server environment
3. VMware KB 2003638 – How to consolidate snapshots in vSphere 6.X/ 5.x
4. Restore the failed vCenter server virtual machine with the Direct-to-Host