VMware vSphere 8.x Professional — Question 85

An administrator is tasked with looking into the disaster recovery (DR) options for a software-defined data center (SDDC).

The following requirements must be met:
• All virtual machines (VMs) must be protected to a secondary site.
• The source VMs must remain online until the failover.
• When failing over to the secondary site, application downtime is allowed.
• The DR failover must be managed from the vSphere Client.
• Costs must remain as low as possible.

How can the administrator accomplish this task?

Answer options

• A. Configure VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) and combine it with array-based stor-age replication.
• B. Configure VMware a Site Recovery Manager and combine it with vSphere Replication.
• C. Configure a subscribed content library on the secondary site.
• D. Configure VMware Site Recovery Manager and combine it with array-based storage replica-tion.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) works effectively with vSphere Replication to meet the specified DR requirements, ensuring that VMs are protected and remain online until failover. Options A and D involve array-based storage replication, which may not be cost-effective, and option C does not address the need for VM protection and failover management.