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Issue/Introduction
This article provides an overview of Backup and Restore options available for vCenter Server 6.x/7.0.x
For further information, see
Back up and restore vCenter Server Appliance/vCenter Server 6.x vPostgres database
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
Resolution
Backup and Restore options available for vCenter Server 6.5/6.7 and 7.0:
- vCenter Server 6.5 /6.7 and 7.0 supports File-Based and Image-Based backups.
Note: The recommended backup and restore process for the vCenter Appliance is done through the VAMI on <vCenter FQDN or IP>:5480
Backup and Restore options available for vCenter Server 6.0:
- You can use any third-party product that is integrated with VMware vSphere Storage APIs - Data Protection to back up and restore a virtual machine (VM) that contains vCenter Server, vCenter Server Appliance, or a Platform Services Controller.
For more information on:
Additional Information
Note: In some cases, it may be required to reinstall vCenter Server on Windows when using an external database.
Note: vSphere 7.0.x contains embedded Platform Service Controllers only and also provides Linux based vCenters only. Windows-based vCenter is no longer available in vSphere 7.0.x