During a design workshop, an architect discussed strategies to backup and restore the SDDC Manager in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment. The customer asks for more clarification about the functionality and need for an external SFTP server.
Which two statements should the administrator share with the customer? (Choose two.)
An external SFTP server provides better protection and decouples NSX-T backup from the SDDC Manager, ensuring that the failed SDDC Manager does not take the backups down with it. It is also a prerequisite for restoring SDDC Manager file-based backups, ensuring that there is a reliable way to recover the SDDC Manager in the event of a failure.
Correct Answer is B & D. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/5.0/vcf-admin/GUID-F8634D37-FA26-40DF-A135-62D0265DA4FA.html By default, NSX Manager file-based backups are taken and stored on an SFTP server that is built into the SDDC Manager appliance. It is recommended that you configure an external SFTP server as a backup location for the following reasons: An external SFTP server is a prerequisite for restoring SDDC Manager file-based backups. Using an external SFTP server provides better protection against failures because it decouples NSX backups from SDDC Manager.
BD are correct By default, SDDC Manager file-based backups are taken and stored on an SFTP server that built in to the SDDC Manager appliance. Configuring an external SFTP server as a backup location is a best practice for the following reasons: • An external SFTP server is a prerequisite for restoring SDDC Manager file-based backups. • An external SFTP server provides better protection against failures because it decouples NSX-T Data Center backups from SDDC Manager backups. • An external SFTP server provides better protection against failures because it means that the failed SDDC Manager does not take the SDDC Manager backups down with it. From VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0] Lesson Book
B,D Configuring an external SFTP server as a backup location is a best practice for the following reasons: • An external SFTP server is a prerequisite for restoring SDDC Manager file-based backups. • An external SFTP server provides better protection against failures because it decouples NSX-T Data Center backups from SDDC Manager backups. • An external SFTP server provides better protection against failures because it means that the failed SDDC Manager does not take the SDDC Manager backups down with it.
It Backups the NSX-T and SDDC Manager .....the Cloud Builder has no BAckups there