I have a question regarding the backup process without a vCenter Server.
I know about the disadvantages of backing up from the ESX-Hosts directly (vMotion,...).
But I need to work out a possibility to automatically Failover from a vCenter-supported-Backup to a backup directly from the ESX-Hosts in case the vCenter is unavailable.
I thought of something like a powershell script which runs as a scheduled task at the beginning of the backup time window.
1. Check whether vCenter is available
1a. If Yes, end script. Usual scheduled backup Job in Veeam will run
1b. If no, continue with script
2. Start a preconfigured disabled backup-Job, which does not use the vCenter, but uses the Hosts directly
What are your thoughts regarding this idea?
Is there a better way to realise my needs?
Any answers regarding this are greatly appreciated

Thank you.