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title: "Advanced Configuration Example"
description: "The monitoring criteria for this configuration are: 2 vCenter Servers must be connected. For vCenter Server №1 (Production systems): All clusters, hosts and VMs must be monitored. High-availability data collection backend is a requirement."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/vmware_guide/advanced_configuration.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP for VMware User Guides > Operations Guide > Adding VMware Systems > Advanced Configuration Example"
dateModified: "2026-10-02"
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# Advanced Configuration Example

The monitoring criteria for this configuration are:

- 2 vCenter Servers must be connected.
- For vCenter Server №1 (Production systems):

  - All clusters, hosts and VMs must be monitored.
  - High-availability data collection backend is a requirement.

- For vCenter Server №2 (Development/Test systems): 

  - All clusters and hosts must be monitored.
  - Virtual Machines must not be monitored.
  - High-availability data collection backend is not required.
  - Collection interval of 10 minutes is sufficient.

This example will illustrate a more advanced Veeam back-end configuration, requiring the use of multiple Collectors, monitoring groups, and customizing collection settings.

This example assumes that the following sections in the [Installation Guide](installation_guide.md) have been followed:

- Single-server installation (to provision the VE Service, web UI and one Collector)
- Collector-only installation (repeated twice, to provision 2 additional Collector servers)

::: note

To predict the number of Collectors required for the monitoring load, use the Veeam MP for VMware Sizing Calculator. For full details, see the [Architecture Overview Guide](architecture_guide.md).

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