A company using PowerProtect Data Manager wants to have the ability to bring the VMs back online after an outage. Microsoft Azure will be used as the cloud provider. Which solution must be…

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Options

• ACloudTier
• BCloud DR
• CCloudSync
• DCloudBoost

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  90% (36)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Cloud DR is the correct integration because it is Dell's dedicated disaster recovery solution that enables failed-on-premises VMs to be recovered and brought back online in a cloud provider environment - including Microsoft Azure - following an outage. It works directly with PowerProtect Data Manager to orchestrate VM failover and failback workflows in the cloud.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. CloudTier - A data tiering feature that moves older backup data to low-cost cloud object storage for long-term retention; it has nothing to do with VM recovery.
• C. CloudSync - Not a primary PowerProtect Data Manager integration; it doesn't provide VM failover or disaster recovery capabilities.
• D. CloudBoost - A Dell EMC appliance/software that provides cloud-optimized deduplication for backup streams sent to the cloud; it's about backup efficiency, not bringing VMs online after a failure.

Memory tip: Match the keyword in the question to the keyword in the answer - "bring VMs back online after an outage" = Disaster Recovery = Cloud DR. If the question is about saving money on old backups, think CloudTier; if it's about surviving a disaster, think Cloud DR.

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