Virtual Machine BackupPerform Backups Manually
Create On-Demand Backup
In addition to performing backups by adding virtual machines to a backup job, you can create an on-demand backup for a virtual machine.
- You cannot create backups for a virtual machine, if it uses ZHPS distributed storage.
- Shared disks or RDM disks attached to the virtual machine will not be included in the backup.
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In the navigation pane, choose Inventory > VM and Host.
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In the left navigation tree, right-click a virtual machine, then select Backup > Create Backup.
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In the Create Backup dialog, enter a backup name, select the backup type, specify the local backup storage, and choose whether to synchronize to remote backup storage.
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Review the configuration and click OK.
After you successfully created the backup, you can go to the Protected Resources page to view the backup data for that virtual machine.