VMware vSAN Administrator (2025) — Question 75

An architect is responsible for designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based solution for a customer. During a discovery workshop, the following requirements were stated by the customer:

• All applications/workloads designated as business critical have a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 1 business hour.
• The infrastructure components of the VCF solution must have a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 4 business hours.

In the context provided, what does the RTO determine?

Answer options

• A. The maximum tolerable amount of time allowed before an application/service should be recovered to a useable state
• B. The minimum tolerable amount of time allowed before an application/service should be recovered to a useable state
• C. The maximum amount of data loss that can be tolerated
• D. The minimum amount of data loss that can be tolerated

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum allowable duration for restoring an application or service to a functional state after a disruption, making option A correct. Option B incorrectly suggests a minimum time, while options C and D relate to data loss rather than recovery time.