To guard against expensive data center downtime, follow these best practices for performing VMware Aria Operations for Logs backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations.
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Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery Overview VMware delivers a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) solutions that provide high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery.
Using Static IP Addresses and FQDN You can use static IP addresses and FQDN to avoid risk during backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations.
Planning and Preparation Before implementing a backup, restoration, or disaster recovery procedure, review the planning and preparation information in this topic.
Backup Nodes and Clusters It is a best practice to set up scheduled backups or replication for VMware Aria Operations for Logs nodes and clusters.
Backup Linux or Windows Agents You backup agents by backing up installation and configuration information on the server side. A separate backup of the agent node is not required.
Restore Nodes and Clusters Nodes must be restored in a specific order and some restoration scenarios might require manual configuration changes.
Changing Configurations After Restoration The recovery target and IP customizations applied during the backup configuration determine which manual configuration changes are required. You must apply configuration changes to one or more VMware Aria Operations for Logs nodes before the restored site can become fully functional.
Verify Restorations You must verify that all restored VMware Aria Operations for Logs clusters are fully functional.
Disaster Recovery A well-documented and well-tested recovery plan is essential to quickly returning a cluster to a working state.