A VCF administrator is preparing to configure scheduled backups for the SDDC Manager.

This is because according to VMware documentation, this is what an administrator must register as an external component to complete this task of configuring scheduled backups for the SDDC Manager. SFTP server is one of the supported backup targets for SDDC Manager backups. The administrator can register an SFTP server by navigating to the SDDC Manager UI > Administration > Backup > Site Settings and clicking Register External.