2V0-21.23 Question 148
Select 3An organization is planning to implement VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) in their data center. The IT team needs a solution that provides disaster recovery capabilities, supports automated failover, and simplifies compliance for critical workloads. Which of the following are valid use cases for deploying VMware SRM?
- A
Ensuring business continuity by automating failover to a secondary site during a disaster.
- B
Migrating virtual machines between production and development environments for testing purposes.
- C
Simplifying and automating disaster recovery testing to meet compliance requirements.
- D
Providing load balancing across multiple data centers to optimize resource utilization.
- E
Enabling planned migration of virtual machines between sites with minimal downtime.
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a robust solution designed primarily for disaster recovery use cases, such as automating failover and recovery, performing planned migrations with minimal downtime, and simplifying disaster recovery testing for compliance. It is not intended for day-to-day development operations or load balancing across data centers.
- A. Correct.
Correct: One of the primary use cases for VMware SRM is ensuring business continuity by automating failover to a secondary site in the event of a disaster.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While VMware SRM is not intended for day-to-day migration between production and development environments, it is designed for disaster recovery scenarios.
- C. Correct.
Correct: VMware SRM simplifies disaster recovery testing by allowing non-disruptive tests of recovery plans, which is crucial for meeting compliance requirements.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: VMware SRM does not provide load balancing capabilities; it is focused on disaster recovery and failover, not resource optimization across data centers.
- E. Correct.
Correct: VMware SRM supports planned migration of virtual machines between sites, allowing organizations to perform site maintenance or upgrades with minimal disruption.