This chapter documents how to write backup and restore software for virtual machines running in vSphere, and contains the following sections about the vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection (VADP):
For an overview of backup, and help designing your top-level program structure, read the first section below. For details about implementing low-level backup code, read the remaining sections. You should be familiar with virtual machines, snapshots, ESXi, vCenter, and Java.
