Step 2. Choose Report Scope

Select a host that runs VMs you plan to back up.

  1. By default, the Scope section contains the VMware Virtual Machine Group. Select the group and click Remove.
  2. Click Add Group. In the Add Group window, click Options. In the Options window, click Add. In the Class Name search box, type “vsphere host” and click Search. Select the VMware vSphere Host class in the list of search results, click Add and click OK. In the Options windows, click OK to apply the filter. In the Add Group window, click Search. The search will return a list of objects that belong to the VMware vSphere Host. Select the necessary host, click Add and click OK.

Choose Report Scope