A Cisco ACI fabric is integrated with a VMware environment. The engineer must back up the current configuration of the fabric and restore the vCenter password when the configuration is imported…

Creating a Configuration Import Policy defines the merge behavior during import but does not control whether sensitive data like passwords are encrypted or correctly handled within the backup file.

Selecting SCP protocol specifies the transport mechanism for the backup file to a remote server and does not dictate how sensitive data within the backup content is handled for restoration.

Enabling the Global AES Encryption setting in Cisco ACI is essential for protecting sensitive information, such as vCenter passwords, when performing configuration backups. This encryption ensures that passwords are securely stored within the backup file and can be correctly restored when the configuration is imported, preventing the need for manual re-entry.

Setting the Authentication type to Use Password refers to the credentials used to access the remote backup server, not the encryption or handling of sensitive passwords within the ACI configuration itself.