What is the minimum VMware Data Protection solution and sizing that would fulfill the stated requirements?

A customer needs to size a single backup appliance for backing up 3TB of data. There is no
requirement for guest level backups of SQL and Exchange.
What is the minimum VMware Data Protection solution and sizing that would fulfill the stated

requirements?

A.
VMware Data Protection Advanced with a 4TB backup appliance

B.
VMware Data Protection with a 4TB backup appliance

C.
VMware Data Protection Advanced with a 3TB backup appliance

D.
VMware Data Protection with a 3TB backup appliance

Explanation:

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babar.munir

A is correct

VDP Advanced allows dynamic capacity growth (unlike VDP). For example, you can start with a VDP Advanced appliance that is configured with 2TB of de-duplicated backup data capacity and grow that capacity to 4TB, 6TB or 8TB when needed. It is also possible to migrate from VDP to VDP Advanced and preserve existing VDP backup data.

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2013/02/vmware-announces-vdpa.html

Roman

There is no requirement for guest level backups of SQL and Exchange. – So you don’t need Advance.
And there is only 3 Tb of data.

Why answer is not D ?

BigD

I thought it was D but if you read the tech data for VDP http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features-data-protection

It says :
Three configurations of backup storage capacity are available: 0.5 TB, 1 TB and 2 TB, which consume 850 GB, 1,300 GB and 3,100 GB of storage capacity, respectively.

Therefore the answer must be to use VDPA but I’m unsure if it is answe A or answer C as the minimum requirement is 3TB then I guess it’s answer C

Bart

VDP goes up to 2TB, we need 3TB that’s why you choose VDPA.
VDPA can be setup as 2TB, 4TB, 6TB or 8TB. We need at least 3TB, so 4TB is the minimum.
Answer A is Correct.