Backup Job Wizard for VMware: Destination
On the Destination page of the wizard, you can select one or different Backup Repositories to back up your VMs. Proceed as described in the sections below:
- Setting a Single Backup Repository for All VMs
- Setting Different Backup Repositories for VMs
- Mapping Source VMs to Existing Backups
- Excluding VM Disks from the Backup Job
Setting a Single Backup Repository for All VMs
To back up the VMs selected on the previous page to a single Backup Repository, choose a Backup Repository from the Backup repository drop-down list.
Setting Different Backup Repositories for VMs
To back up the selected VMs to different Backup Repositories, follow the steps below:
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Click Advanced setup.
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In the VM boxes, choose a Backup Repository for each VM individually from the Target destination drop-down list.
Mapping Source VMs to Existing Backups
If you have previously backed up a VM and then lost the backup job due to accidental job deletion or a need to recreate jobs in a new copy of the product, you can map source VMs to existing backups in order to avoid running full VM backups again.
To map source VMs to existing backups, follow the steps below:
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Click Advanced setup.
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From the Backup repository drop-down list, choose a Backup Repository that contains an existing VM b