Backups

In the Backups > Backups section, currently-configured Backups can be viewed and managed, and new Instance, Host and Provider backups be configured. Backups must be tied to a Backup Job, which holds the retention count and the schedule on which the backup should automatically be run. You can create a new Job at the same time as the backup is created or you can create the job ahead of time and associate any new backups to the existing job.

Note

Role permissions for Backups determine which backups will be accessible to the individual user.

Create an Instance Backup

To create Instance backup:

  1. Navigate to Backups > Backups

  2. Click + ADD

  3. From the Create Backup Wizard select the radio button for Instance, then click NEXT

  4. Input the following:

    Instance

    Select an Instance to backup from the typeahead menu

    Name

    Enter a name for the backup job being created

  5. Click NEXT

  6. Depending on the Instance Type selected in the previous step, enter additional details. These can include a specific container, backup type, database name, username and password, or a number of other things depending on the Instance Type

  7. Configure the storage bucket and retention details:

    Storage

    Select a configured storage bucket as the backup target

    Backup Job Type

    Create a new backup job, add this backup to an existing job, or clone an existing job to handle this backup

    Job Name

    If creating a new job, enter a name for the job

    Retention Count

    If creating a new job, enter the number of backups which should be simultaneously retained

    Schedule

    If creating a new job, select an execution schedule of which to run the backup

    Synthetic Full

    When the backup is targeting an HVM Instance, check this box to schedule synthetic full backups in addition to the normal full and incremental backups

    Synthetic Full Schedule

    If synthetic full backups are enabled, select an execution schedule on which to run the synthetic full backups

  8. Click COMPLETE.

Note

On VMware Cloud types, HPE Morpheus Enterprise will merge and consolidate the snapshots held against a VM before exporting the OVF to the storage location or share. This is so HPE Morpheus Enterprise has a full and consistent copy of the VM state.

Tip

To edit an existing backup, click on the hyperlinked name of the backup job from the list of backups at Backups > Backups.