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Creating Backup Jobs

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    To back up VMs, you must configure a backup job. The backup job defines how, where and when to back up VM data. One job can be used to process one or more VMs.

    You can configure a backup job and start it immediately or save the job and run it later. Jobs can be started manually or scheduled to run automatically at specific time.

    Before creating a backup job, check prerequisites. Then use the New Backup Job wizard to configure the backup job.

    1. Launch the New Backup Job wizard
    2. Specify job name and description
    3. Select VMs to back up
    4. Exclude objects from the backup job
    5. Define VM backup order
    6. Specify backup storage settings
    7. Specify advanced backup settings
    8. Specify secondary target
    9. Specify guest processing settings
    10. Define the job schedule
    11. Finish working with the wizard