A resource group is a collection of resources on a host or cluster. A backup operation on the resource group is performed on all resources defined in the resource group. You can back up a resource group on demand from the Resources page. If a resource group has a policy attached and a schedule configured, then backups occur automatically according to the schedule.
Before you begin
- You must have created a resource group with a policy attached.
- If you are backing up a resource that has a SnapMirror relationship to secondary storage, you must have SnapCenter admin privileges and the scadmin role must include the "snapmirror all" privilege.
Steps
- In the left navigation pane, click Resources, and then select the appropriate plug-in from the list.
- In the Resources page, select Resource Group from the View list.
You can search the resource group either by entering the resource group name in the search box or by clicking

and selecting the tag. You can then click

to close the filter pane.
- In the Resource Groups page, select the resource group that you want to back up, and then click Back up Now.
- In the Backup page, perform the following steps:
- If you have associated multiple policies with the resource group, from the Policy drop-down list, select the policy that you want to use for backup.
- Select Verify after backup to verify the on-demand backup.
The Verify option in the policy applies only to scheduled jobs.
- Click Backup.
- Monitor the operation progress by clicking .