An administrator is tasked with moving an application and guest operating system (OS) running on top of a physical server to a software-defined data center (SDDC) in a remote secure location.
The following constraints apply:
* The remote secure location has no network connectivity to the outside world.
* The business owner is not concerned if all changes in the application make it to the SDDC in the secure location.
* The application's data is hosted in a database with a high number of transactions.
What could the administrator do to create an image of the guest OS and application that can be moved to this remote data center?
21 comments · newest first
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Sang
1 month ago
Cold clone might be safer. No risk during the process.
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Andrew
2 months ago
A hot clone is quick, but what if the app changes?
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Claribel
2 months ago
I like option D. Storage replication is reliable for high transactions.
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Maricela
2 months ago
Option C could work, but it might not capture everything.
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Carissa
2 months ago
I prefer option B. Cold clone ensures no data loss.
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Stephaine
2 months ago
I think option A is the best. Hot cloning is efficient.
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Carolann
2 months ago
B is safer for high transaction databases.
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Makeda
3 months ago
A is quick and keeps the app running.
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Josphine
3 months ago
D sounds risky without network connectivity.
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Barney
3 months ago
C could work, but what about the latest changes?
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Daniela
3 months ago
I prefer B. Cold clone ensures no data loss.
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Titus
3 months ago
I think A is the best choice. Hot cloning is efficient.
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Joseph
4 months ago
Wait, can you really move an OS without any network?
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Lisandra
4 months ago
Storage replication might not be feasible without connectivity.
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Jamika
4 months ago
I think restoring from a backup could work too.
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Novella
5 months ago
Cold clone seems safer for this scenario.
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Tamera
6 months ago
A hot clone would be risky with high transactions.
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Willie
6 months ago
Storage replication sounds like a solid option, but I’m unsure if it would work without network connectivity to the outside world.
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Ashlyn
6 months ago
I feel like restoring from a backup could be risky because of the high transaction volume. Would that even capture everything we need?
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Rebecka
6 months ago
I remember practicing with cold clones in a lab, but I’m not sure if that would be suitable here since the application is actively used.
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Heike
7 months ago
I think option A might be the best choice since it allows for a hot clone, but I'm not entirely sure how that would work with the database transactions.