Backup Settings¶

Administration -> Backups

Overview¶

The Backups Settings page allows you enable or disableScheduled Backups, and select a Default Backup Storage Provider Backups within Morpheus can always be run manually. However the scheduled backups toggle must be enabled to run jobs automatically. Configure the default storage provider to select the target location for all new backups. (This does not affect existing backups.)

Morpheus Backup Settings¶

Options:

Scheduled Backups: Enable automatic scheduled backups for provisioned instances.
Create Backups: When enabled, Morpheus will automatically configure instances for manual or scheduled backups.
Copy Snapshots to Store: Copy VMware snapshots to selected Backup
Storage Provider: Default Backups Storage Provider
Backup Appliance: When enabled, a Backup will be created to backup the Morpheus appliance database. Select the Backup text link to edit Appliance Backup Settings and view existing Appliance Backups.
Default Backup Provider: Enable/Disable Morpheus as the default backup provider.
Default Backup Storage Provider: Storage Providers can be configured and managed in the Infrastructure Storage section.
Backup Retention Count: Default maximum number of successful backups to retain.

Veeam Settings¶

Enabled

Enable the Veeam integration

Default Backup Provider

Sets Veeam as the Default Backup Provider in Morpheus . Backup Providers can also be configured per Backup.

Visibility

Sets visibility in multi-tenant Morpheus environments:

Public: Accessible by all Tenants
Private: Accessible only to the Tenant the Veeam integration is added.

Host

Host name or the IP address of the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. This is the same host that you use to access the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager browser-based user interface.

Port

The HTTP(S) port of the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager API. The default is 9399.

Username

The username used to authenticate with the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Password

The password used to authenticate with the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Backup Repositories

Once credentials are authenticated, search will populate available Veeam Repositories to select from.

Backup Job Templates

The backup jobs configured in the Veeam Backup and Replication Console that can be cloned when creating new backup jobs.

Refresh Available Jobs

Use to sync newly created Jobs in Veeam.

Note

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager must be installed on the Veeam server in order to successfully integrate Morpheus with Veeam.

Important

Once a Veeam Integration has been enabled, a VEEAM SERVER setting will be available in VMware and Hyper-V cloud settings (Infrastructure -> Clouds -> Edit a Cloud). To enable backups on a cloud, a Veeam server must be selected in the VEEAM SERVER dropdown of the cloud settings and saved. Failure to do so will result in blank Backup Repositories and Backup Job Templates options when configuring Veeam Backups during provisioning.

Commvault Settings¶

Enabled: Enable the Commvault integration
Default Backup Provider: Sets Commvault as the Default Backup Provider in Morpheus . Backup Providers can be configured per Instance backup settings.
Host: IP or Hostname of the Commvault server.
Port: Port configured to access the Commvault server
Commvault server Username: Admin Username for Commvault
Password: Password for Username provided (encrypted in Morpheus )