What you are evaluating
Evaluate the selected backup workloads and Cyber Resiliency entitlement. Recovery plans, curated snapshots and restore scans have workload and region limits; the March 2026 VMware recovery-plan release also identifies availability restrictions.
A useful evaluation context
A team considering a managed backup service can examine how recovery selection and threat inspection differ across its estate.
Documented capabilities
The vendor describes these capabilities in the linked sources. Availability depends on the product edition and supported environment.
- Quarantine workflows identify snapshots that should be kept out of ordinary restoration.
- Restore scanning and curated recovery have separately documented workload support.
- Cyber Recovery Runbooks support planned exercises and incident recovery where licensed and available.
Where it fits in the work
- Select a supported synthetic workload and create a known baseline backup.
- Review how a harmless marked test object changes quarantine or recovery selection.
- Restore into an isolated destination and identify whether inspection occurred before or after data reached it.
APPLY THE IDEA / ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISE
Make the outcome observable.
Compare the documented restore procedure for a test file server with the procedure for a test VM.
Evidence to look for
The evaluation lists inspection timing, excluded workload features and the validated restored data rather than assuming one universal recovery path.
Use synthetic data and an authorized test environment. Agree the scope and recovery steps before enabling enforcement.
Questions for your evaluation
- Which workloads support curated recovery versus only quarantine?
- Where does a scan run and when does the restored data become accessible?
- Are recovery plans available for the exact region and license?