10.4. The Bottom Line

Protect the VMM server, including the VMM database

The Virtual Machine Manager server is the centerpiece of VMM and controls the management of the virtualization environment. It is important to have a comprehensive plan in place on how to back up and recover the VMM server and the VMM database.

Master It

How can you make the VMM server highly available?

Explain the importance of system state backup.

What is the best way to fully back up the VMM server?

Solution

VMM server is not a certified cluster application, so the only way to make the VMM server highly available is to place the VMM server component inside a virtual machine. The virtual machine can then be promoted to a highly available virtual machine residing on ...

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