VADP is not supported with vSphere 6.0. You can continue to backup using VADP with NetWorker 9.0 as well, provided you don't upgrade the ESX and vCenter.
VADP is being deprecated with vSphere 6. This isn't a decision from the NetWorker side to call VADP legacy. The APIs provided by VMware for VADP backups still exist with vSphere 6, but they're being badged as Legacy in favour of VMware's own vSphere Data Protection (VDP) appliance. That's what NetWorker integrates with under vSphere 6. That's unlikely to change moving forward and any additional support for this won't be initiated from the NetWorker side.
Plain and simple it's better than the original VADP. If you're planning a move to vSphere 6, plan the change to the backup methodology as part of the upgrade.
Thomas_Reifenra
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Posted March 17th, 2016 02:00
But will there be support for Networker VADP with vSphere 6 in the next time?