An administrator has deployed a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) management domain. To be compliant with company policy, backups must be configured to occur anytime a change is made to the NSX…

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Options

• AConfigure an alarm to detect configuration changes and automatically trigger a complete
• BNo action is required as by default NSX will automatically perform a complete backup every time a
• CConfigure a cron job on the NSX Manager to automatically perform an incremental backup of the
• DCreate a recurring backup schedule and explicitly indicate that backups should be captured

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  11% (4)
• D
  83% (30)

Explanation

In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the protection of the NSX Manager configuration is paramount, as it contains the state of the entire software-defined network, including firewall rules, logical switches, and routing topologies. To meet strict compliance requirements for real-time or change- based protection, NSX offers specific automated backup triggers. Within the NSX Manager UI (under System > Lifecycle > Backup & Restore), an administrator can configure the backup behavior. While a time-based schedule (e.g., daily at 2:00 AM) is common, it does not satisfy the requirement for backups "anytime a change is made." To accomplish this, the administrator must enable the "Backup on Configuration Change" toggle within the backup scheduling configuration. When this feature is enabled, the NSX Manager monitors its own management database (DS) for write operations. Once a configuration change is detected (such as adding a segment or modifying a DFW rule), the system initiates an automated backup process. This ensures that the backup repository always contains a near-instantaneous reflection of the current network state, minimizing data loss in the event of a cluster failure.

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