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title: "Step 2. Choose Report Scope"
description: "Select a host that runs VMs you plan to back up. By default, the Scope section contains the VMware Virtual Machine Group. Select the group and click Remove. Click Add Group. In the Add Group window, click Options. In the Options window, click Add."
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# 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](images/configuration_assessment_scope.png "Choose Report Scope")](images/configuration_assessment_scope.png){.toggle scale=65}