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After logging in the Acronis Backup for VMware you will see a welcome screen with the Dashbord's
Quick Start. The three buttons of this section will give you a hint of what to start with:

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First of all, to be able to perform the first backup task of a Virtual Machines, you have to go to
the ESX(i) Host section (p. 105) and specify the IP address / hostname and credentials for the
vCenter or individual ESX(i) host where these machines are running.

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Setting up an ESX(i) host will not bind the licenses to it automatically. Therefore, you have to
follow to the Licenses page (p. 102) to set up your licenses.

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After setting up your ESX(i) hosts and licenses, you can run the New backup task wizard (p. 36),
which will guide you through all the steps of the backup process.

5.1 Dashboard Management

After installing and running Acronis Backup for VMware (i.e. connecting to Acronis Backup for
VMware component via web-based console), the default dashboard screen appears. Initially the
dashboard contains 2 sections: the Quick Start section and the Virtual Machines section, which
presents general information about your vCenter, ESX(i) hosts, the number of machines managed on
the ESX(i) hosts and the number of mounted virtual machines. The Dashboard view will be changed
from the initial (Quick Start) view after there is a backup task created. As a result of this change, the
Quick Start section will disappear and the additional sections (described below) will be added.

The main workspace area of the Acronis Backup for VMware dashboard shows an overview of all
currently running tasks or the last finished task details if there are no running tasks. The dashboard is
designed to be the most user-friendly environment for presenting summary information about the
current status of your backup, restore and other tasks. It does so by using color-coding for successful
and failed tasks. As the dashboard outlines all actions you can perform with Acronis Backup for
VMware, it presents a very useful tool for a quick operational decision making.

You can switch to the dashboard by clicking the main Acronis Backup for VMware logo in the top left
corner, or by clicking the Home button in the main menu. Any group on the dashboard, except Alerts,
can be hidden into a tray with the respective minimize icon.

Tasks

The Tasks section presents summary information about the current tasks that are running or about
the last completed task when there are no tasks running. The progress bar shows the completed
percentage of the backup/restore tasks, task name, starting time, remaining time and current speed.
From the dashboard Tasks block, you can directly open the task log, stop the task or switch to the
Tasks (View -> Tasks) page.

Task Statistics

The Task Statistics section shows summary information about the backup/restore tasks executions.
The information on a diagram is presented visually for quick and easy perception and analysis. The
successful tasks are marked green. The failed tasks are marked red. The tasks finished with warnings
are marked yellow. You can see the tasks percentages and get the detailed statistics for a certain
date by pointing at the respective diagram. Also you can change the statistics view by clicking Hourly,
Daily or Weekly.