VDP replication is all about protection against VDP appliance failure.
look at the following documentation link, there's a dedicated section for Replication
now, since you have Essentials Plus license.
you are also entitled to use vSphere Replication, that will give you what you want in terms of replica copy of your VM. please refer following documentation
https://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMW-vSPHR-Replication-6-0.pdf