When you set up Google Cloud VMware Engine private cloud vCenter as a protected site, you choose to set it up as an on-premises protected site.

In this task, you will set up your Google Cloud VMware Engine private cloud vCenter as an on-premises protected site.

Procedure

  1. From the left navigation, select Protected sites.
  2. Click the Set up protected site button.
  3. In the Setup protected site dialog box, under Site types select On-premises site.
  4. Under Connection to cloud, select public internet.
  5. Under Cloud backup, select a cloud file system to use for backups from the protected SDDC. If a cloud file system is already deployed, then it is selected.
  6. Select a time zone from the drop-down menu, and then click the button to the right to set the time zone for the protected site.
  7. Enter a name for the on-premises site.
  8. Click OK.

What to do next

Next, you are ready to Download the DRaaS Connector OVA from the VMware Cloud DR UI