Manage KVM protection groups in NetApp Backup and Recovery

08/20/2026 Contributors

Create and manage protection groups so you can back up related KVM virtual machines and storage pools together.

You can do the following with protection groups:

Create a protection group

Group the VMs and storage pools that you want to protect together into a protection group.

Required NetApp Console role
Backup and Recovery super admin or Backup and Recovery backup admin role. Learn about NetApp Console access roles for all services.

Steps

From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Inventory.
Select a workload to view the protection details.
Select the Actions icon > View details.
Select the Protection groups tab.
Select Create protection group.
Provide a name for the protection group.
Select a host to list the available VMs on that host. To include VMs from all discovered hosts, select All in the hosts list.
Select individual VMs that you want to include in the protection group, or select All to include all VMs in the list.

The VMs that you select appear in the Added virtual machines area. You can remove individual VMs or clear the list. You can add VMs from multiple KVM hosts.
Select Next.
Select the protection policy that you want to apply to the protection group, or create a new policy by selecting Create new policy.

For more information, see Create and manage policies.
Select Next.
Review the configuration.
Select Create to create the protection group.

Edit a protection group if you need to change details of the protection group without deleting and recreating it.

Steps

Deleting a protection group removes it and all associated backup schedules. You might want to delete a protection group if it is no longer needed.

Steps

From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Inventory.
Select a workload to view the protection details.
Select the Actions icon > View details.
Select the Protection groups tab.
Select the protection group that you want to delete.
Select the Actions icon > Delete.
Review the confirmation message about deleting the associated backups and confirm the deletion.