Protecting System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Before you can understand the best way to protect and recover System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), you need to understand the architecture of SCVMM. Knowing this architecture will help you determine your protection strategy going forward.

Understanding SCVMM Roles

SCVMM has a number of core roles that need to be backed up, and each role will have differing requirements. SCVMM's core roles are as follows:

  • SCVMM Server
  • Database Server
  • Library Server
  • Self-Service Portal

SCVMM SERVER

The Virtual Machine Manager Server is the core component that communicates with the virtual machine hosts and maintains its system information in a Microsoft SQL Server database. The VMM Server runs on the ...

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