An administrator is reviewing backup jobs and notices that backups of VMware VMs that are located on a SAN are taking longer than normal to back up. What could be a cause of this?
An administrator is reviewing backup jobs and notices that backups of VMware VMs that are located on a SAN are taking longer than normal to back up. What could be a cause of this?
Backups of VMware VMs located on a SAN taking longer than normal to complete can be due to the backup proxy failing over to Network mode. When this failover occurs, the backup data, which typically would be transferred via the SAN directly, is instead sent over the network. This introduces additional network overhead and slower data transfer rates, leading to longer backup durations.
C is the correct answer When the backup proxy fails over to Network mode, it can impact the backup performance, especially for VMs located on a SAN. In Network mode, the backup traffic is transferred over the network rather than utilizing direct SAN access or VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP). This can result in increased backup times due to the additional network overhead and slower data transfer rates.
I'm thinking it's C, A and B are relatively quick to restore. D is unrelated to this question.
Agreed with R3lul - C
Answer is C
Failover from virtual to network is the cause