Backup/Restore - VMware Backup

General description

The VMware backup function is used to back up virtual machines.

Before you can define a VMware backup job, you must set up the VMware proxy under System > Nodes Management (see Setting up a VMware proxy).

		The NovaBackup DataCenter software detects automatically whether the system contains a fully configured proxy or not. In the System > Nodes Management dialog, the VM Proxy attribute is displayed accordingly (Yes/No).
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2. In the Backup Jobs section, select > New > Single Job > VMware in the shortcut menu.

On the Job tab, enter the job name, and select the node, the server, the virtual machine and the backup scheme for the job.

Job description panel
Job name	Text field for job name.
Node	Combo box: All defined VMware proxies are listed for selection.

VM(s)/Host(s)	This section shows all virtual machines selected for the backup job.
	Opens a dialog for the selection of the servers and the virtual machines to be backed up. In this dialog, you can also select the backup type. All virtual machines on the system are listed.
	Backup type: Select whether all virtual machines, only active machines, only inactive machines or customer-specific virtual machines are to be backed up.
	All VMs	All VMs found on the server are backed up.
	All Active VMs	All active VMs are backed up.
	All Inactive VMs	All inactive VMs are backed up.
	Custom VMs	Only the active customer VMs are backed up.
	[Recreate inventory]	Resets the selection.
	Sorts the list. The sequence of the VMs in the list corresponds to the sequence in which they are processed as backup jobs.
	Reverses the selection made in the VM(s)/Host(s) window.

Backup Scheme panel
Full	All data to be backed up are saved in full.
Differential	All files that has been modified or first saved since the last full backup are saved.
Incremental	Only the files that have been modified or first saved since the last backup are saved (incremental or in full).

See Also Backup/Restore - Defining Target/Schedule

See Also Backup/Restore - General Options
See Also Backup/Restore - Advanced Options

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