Replicating a Virtual
Machine and Enabling Multiple Point in Time Instances
You can recover virtual machines at
specific points in time (PIT), such as the last known consistent state.
When you configure а replication, you can enable
multiple point in time (MPIT) instances in the recovery settings.
vSphere
Replication
keeps several snapshot instances of the virtual machine
on the target site, based on the retention policy that you specify. vSphere
Replication
supports a maximum of 24 snapshot instances. After you
recover a virtual machine, you can revert it to a specific snapshot. During the replication process,
vSphere
Replication
replicates all aspects of the virtual machine to the
target site, including any potential viruses and corrupted applications. If a virtual
machine has a virus or a corruption and you have configured vSphere
Replication
to keep PIT snapshots, you can recover the virtual machine
and then revert it to a snapshot in its uncorrupted state. You can also use the PIT
instances to recover the last known good state of a database.
vSphere
Replication
does not replicate virtual machine snapshots.
Recovering a Virtual Machine at Points in
Time
