Hi,
Is there a way to schedule the VCSA file backup to automatically backup at specific intervals?
File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server Appliance
What would happen if I restore a backup but in meantime changes occurred in the environment? (Hosts upgraded, clusters added/removed, settings changed etc..)
For VCSA 6.5 there is no built-in scheduler. This was only introduced in version 6.7.
But you can trigger the creation of backups with an external script via the API. The execution of this script can then be scheduled with a cronjob or Windows task scheduler from another system.
Here are 2 examples with PowerCLI and Bash:
VMware vSphere 6.5 Documentation Library
Automating File-Based Backups of vCenter Server Appliance - VMware PowerCLI Blog - VMware Blogs
What would happen if I restore a backup but in meantime changes occurred in the environment? (Hosts upgraded, clusters added/removed, settings changed etc..)
That depends on the kind of change. Host and virtual machine settings are not stored on VCSA. But for example all cluster related settings like HA and DRS, authentication configurations if you use the embedded PSC, profiles and policies, resource pool settings and some more. These interim changes are lost when you restore a backup.
For VCSA 6.5 there is no built-in scheduler. This was only introduced in version 6.7.
But you can trigger the creation of backups with an external script via the API. The execution of this script can then be scheduled with a cronjob or Windows task scheduler from another system.
Here are 2 examples with PowerCLI and Bash:
VMware vSphere 6.5 Documentation Library
Automating File-Based Backups of vCenter Server Appliance - VMware PowerCLI Blog - VMware Blogs
What would happen if I restore a backup but in meantime changes occurred in the environment? (Hosts upgraded, clusters added/removed, settings changed etc..)
That depends on the kind of change. Host and virtual machine settings are not stored on VCSA. But for example all cluster related settings like HA and DRS, authentication configurations if you use the embedded PSC, profiles and policies, resource pool settings and some more. These interim changes are lost when you restore a backup.