Back up VMware workloads with BlueXP backup and recovery
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Back up VMware VMs and datastores from on-premises ONTAP systems to Amazon Web Services or StorageGRID to ensure that your data is protected. Backups are automatically generated and stored in an object store in your public or private cloud account.
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To back up workloads on a schedule, create policies that govern the backup and restore operations. See Create policies for instructions.
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Create protection groups to manage the backup and restore operations for a set of resources. See Create and manage protection groups for VMware workloads with BlueXP backup and recovery for more information.
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Back up workloads now (create an on-demand backup now).
Back up workloads now with an on-demand backup
Create an on-demand backup immediately. You might want to run an on-demand backup if you're about to make changes to your system and want to ensure that you have a backup before you start.
Required BlueXP role
Organization admin, Folder or project admin, Backup and Recovery super admin, or Backup and Recovery backup admin role. Learn about BlueXP access roles for all services.
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From the menu, select Inventory.
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Select a workload to view the protection details.
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Select the Actions icon
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Select the Protection Groups, Datastores or Virtual machines tab.
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Select the protection group, datastores, or virtual machines that you want to back up.
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Select the Actions icon
> Back up now.
The policy that is applied to the backup is the same policy that is assigned to the protection group, datastore, or virtual machine. -
Select the schedule tier.
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Select Back up now.