Your organization snapshots a multi-tier application and needs the web and database VMs to share the same recovery point for consistent recovery. Which Nutanix mechanism coordinates related VMs during snapshot and recovery?
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Short Explanation
Think of it like taking a group photo: you need everyone to stand still at the same instant, not just snap each person separately. A consistency group gives you that coordinated snapshot across related VMs, while protection domains and schedules just manage the broader replication or timing.
Full Explanation
A consistency group is the Nutanix construct used when multiple VMs must share the same application-consistent recovery point, such as a web tier and database tier that are logically related. When a snapshot or replication operation targets the group, the system coordinates the members so the resulting recovery point represents the same moment across the associated VMs, reducing the chance of mismatched data states during recovery. A protection domain groups VMs for DR and replication, but by itself it does not define the coordinated snapshot boundary for a subset of related VMs. A snapshot schedule controls when snapshots occur, not how multiple VMs are aligned into one recovery point. Remote replication copies data to another site or cluster, addressing offsite copy placement rather than the intra-group consistency needed for a multi-VM recovery point. Exam caveat: do not confuse the container that organizes DR relationships with the consistency group that coordinates the members captured at the same recovery point. Operational check: review the protection domain members and confirm the application VMs are placed in the same consistency group before running a snapshot or failover test.