Specifications

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With Windows Server 2003, vCenter Server Heartbeat does not stop services and prevents downtime
by using the Windows Volume Shadow Service to take the backup. Including the applications’
protected data greatly increases the backup file size and therefore increases the time of the backup
operation. Due to the potential large size of the backup file, careful consideration is required when
including application data and specifying the backup folder location.
b Where VMware Channel communications are fast and reliable, for instance in a LAN topology, you
can directly create the backup files over the VMware Channel connections to a partition on the
Secondary server. To perform this direct backup, click Map Network Drive and specify a network
mapping to the Secondary server. Type in the path or browse to the location to receive the backup file.