You utilize the compute, storage and network resources of a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC for recovering workloads running on a VMware Cloud Foundation instance in the event of a disaster.

Recovery SDDC Deployment Model

VMware Live Cyber Recovery offers two recovery SDDC deployment models as shown in the table below.

VMware Live Cyber Recovery Deployment Model Description
On-Demand You build the recovery SDDC immediately before executing a recovery plan.
Pilot Light You pre-build the recovery SDDC which you can scale up during the recovery process.

For a detailed list of design considerations, see Deployment Models of VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (now called VMware Live Cyber Recovery).

Table 1. Design Decisions on VMware Cloud on AWS for VMware Live Cyber Recovery

Decision ID

Design Decision

Design Justification

Design Implication

CBW-AWS-CFG-001

Deploy a pilot light VMware Cloud on AWS recovery SDDC.

  • Provides the lowest recovery time objective (RTO) due to the recovery SDDC being available instantly.

  • Provides a platform to perform networking configurations required at recovery time.

A minimal footprint VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC is always online.

CBW-AWS-CFG-002

Deploy a VMware Cloud on AWS recovery SDDC with a minimum of two nodes.

Ensures that the pre-provisioned recovery SDDC remains available. A single node expires after 60 days.

A pre-provisioned recovery SDDC consumes infrastructure that incurs a regular charge.

CBW-AWS-CFG-003

Configure the management gateway to allow access to VMware Cloud on AWS recovery SDDC vCenter Server over the internet.

Ensures users can access the vCenter Server UI of the recovery SDDC over the internet.

You must manually manage access to the vCenter Server by using an NSX group.