VCP550 · Question #5
Which two features are different between VDP and VDPA? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Support for guest level backups of SQL and Exchange C. Virtual machines supported per appliance. VDP and VDPA differ in the number of virtual machines supported per appliance and in application-aware guest-level backup support, with VDPA adding SQL and Exchange protection that VDP lacks.
Question
Which two features are different between VDP and VDPA? (Choose two.)
Options
- ASupport for guest level backups of SQL and Exchange
- BAbility to perform file level recovery
- CVirtual machines supported per appliance
- DSupport for image level backups
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A90% (38)
- B5% (2)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
VDP and VDPA differ in the number of virtual machines supported per appliance and in application-aware guest-level backup support, with VDPA adding SQL and Exchange protection that VDP lacks.
VDPA (vSphere Data Protection Advanced) includes application-aware agents that enable guest-level backups for Microsoft SQL Server and Exchange, providing transaction-consistent protection at the application layer. VDP (standard) only performs image-level backups and does not include these application-specific agents.
File-level recovery (individual file restore from image backups) is supported in both VDP and VDPA, so it is not a differentiating feature between the two editions.
VDP and VDPA differ in the maximum number of virtual machines that can be protected per appliance - VDPA scales to a higher VM count per deployed appliance than the standard VDP edition, making this a key capacity differentiator between the two products.
Image-level backups are a core capability present in both VDP and VDPA, so this is not a differentiating feature between the two products.
Concept tested: VDP vs VDPA feature differentiation
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere-Data-Protection/index.html
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