Hi,
If you backup the database you essentially have a point in time copy all of your vCenter config.
In a scenario where you needed to restore vCenter you can re-install the application (binaries) and then restore the DB over the top of the old one without too much hassle. This is all provided you use exactly the same hostnames / db names etc.
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