While a single point of failure should not exist in the VMware View environment, it is still important to ensure regular backups are taken for a quick recovery when failures occur. Also, if a setting becomes corrupted or is changed, a backup could be used to restore to a previous point in time. The backup of the VMware View environment should be performed on a regular basis in line with an organization's existing backup methodology. A VMware View environment contains both files and databases.
The main backup points of a VMware View environment are as follows:
VMware View Connection Server—ADAM database
VMware View Security Server
VMware View Composer Database
Remote Desktop Service host servers
Remote Desktop Service host templates and virtual machines
Virtual desktop templates and parent VMs
Virtual desktops
Linked clones (stateless)
Full clones (stateful)
ThinApp repository
Persona Management
VMware vCenter
Restoring the VMware View environment
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