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SKB80
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Can vSphere Data Protection be deployed outside vCenter ?

my infrastructre vcenter is different from production vcenter though both are running 5.1

can i deploy vdp on one vcenter and backup the vms sitting on another vcenter ?

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snekkalapudi
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No. VDP should be deployed within the vCenter to protect the VMs.

You cannot have VDP deployed in one vCenter and protect the VMs on another.

-Suresh
SKB80
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thanks for reply. but wondering why vdp do not work if deployed outside vcenter ?

any plans to make it work in future ?

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