Starting and Stopping Policies

You can start a backup policy manually. For example, if you want to create an additional restore point in the snapshot or backup chain and do not want to modify the configured backup policy schedule. You can also stop a running backup policy if processing of a VM or database is about to take too long, and you do not want the policy to produce heavy workload on the production environment during business hours.

Starting Backup Policies

To start a backup policy:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select Jobs.
3. In the working area, select the necessary backup policies and click Start on the ribbon. Alternatively, right-click one of the selected backup policies and select Start.

Stopping Backup Policies

To stop a backup policy:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select Jobs.
3. In the working area, select the necessary backup policies and click Stop on the ribbon. Alternatively, right-click one of the selected backup policies and select Stop. In the displayed window, click Yes.

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure will not produce new restore points for VMs, which are added to a backup policy, but have not been processed by the time you stop the policy.