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6 Creating a Backup of Virtual Machines
Click Create Backup Task Quick start or Backup in the Actions tab of the main
menu to create a new backup task. The New Backup Task wizard opens in the main workspace area
and asks you to provide the required information and make all necessary settings for the new create
backup task. The wizard consists of the four consecutive steps which appear in the same area:
What to backup.
Where to backup.
When to backup.
How to backup.
These four steps of the wizard and their possible options are described below.
6.1 What to Back Up
In the first step, you should select the virtual machines (or vApps) which you want to back up. The
left side shows all your ESX hosts/vCenters managed by Acronis vmProtect Agent with the list of their
list, make sure that you have added the corresponding ESX host from the Configure->ESX Hosts page.
Select the virtual machines (or vApps) by moving the machines from the left side of the butterfly
control to the right one, via the “>” and “<” buttons. The list on the right shows all the virtual
machines selected for backup. The “>” button is used to add the VM to the backup list, and the “<”
button is used to remove the VM from this list.
You can back up dynamic groups of the machines by selecting the upper level unit (e.g. ESX host or
VMs folder) in the tree and moving it to the right list with the same “>” button. As a result, all the
machines running within this group will be automatically included in the backup list. Moreover, any
new machines created in this group will be backed up automatically by the current backup task.
Next to finish the first step and continue
further on.
6.2 Where to Back Up
In the second step, you should define the location for your backup archive. Select a location by
clicking on the Browse button. You will see a pop-up window with the browsing options where you
can define or change the path and set the archive name. From the list of recent locations, you can
either select one of the locations that was previously used or set up a new one.
