Business continuity and disaster recovery is a critical component of any cloud implementation. VMware vCloud Director introduces new challenges because of the additional layer of abstraction and the associated vCloud Director metadata. While management components can be protected with a standard mechanism (VMware Site Recovery Manager or third-party VMware compatible backup solution), coordination between backup vendor software, vCenter Server, and vCloud Director is required to complete the restoration of vCloud Director managed objects. This involves integration using the vSphere API, vCloud API, and VMware vSphere Storage APIs - Data Protection (VADP).