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For organizations seeking native data protection tools directly within the current Broadcom platform ecosystem, the framework has split into specialized services: VMware vSphere Data Protection - Replication Target
The product reached End of Availability (EOA) in April 2017, and all standard support and technical guidance window timelines have expired. Modern iterations of vSphere (including vSphere 7.x and vSphere 8.x) do not package or support the traditional VDP appliance.
Administrators searching for VDP downloads must shift toward modern infrastructure capabilities or deploy third-party solutions built on modern backup APIs. The Evolution: Why VDP Was Discontinued
VMware exited the native backup market to allow a robust ecosystem of specialized third-party vendors to handle modern data protection needs. The underlying APIs that powered VDP were renamed and matured into the , which remain the core architectural framework for modern enterprise backups. Modern Native Options in the Broadcom Era
Originally bundled with vSphere Essentials Plus and higher tiers, vSphere Data Protection was an agentless, virtual appliance-based backup engine built on EMC Avamar deduplication technology. It allowed administrators to back up virtual machines (VMs) natively via the vSphere Web Client.