Acronis Backup for VMware 9 - User Guide - Manual (Page 36)

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8 Backup
Click Create Backup Task in the dashboard’s 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:
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Select VM(s) to backup.
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When to backup.
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Where to backup.
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How to backup.
These four steps of the wizard and their possible options are described below.
8.1 Select VM(s) 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(i) host(s)/vCenter managed by Acronis Backup for VMware Agent with
the list of their virtual machines. If you don’t see the exact virtual machine to back up that you are
looking for in this list, make sure that you have added the corresponding ESX(i) host from the
Configure -> ESX(i) 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 also select the VM by double-clicking it.
New Backup Task wizard, Step 1 “Select VM(s) to back up”
You can back up dynamic groups of the machines by selecting the upper level unit (e.g. ESX(i) host or
VMs folder) in the tree and moving it to the right list with the same > button. As a result, all the