How To Install Vmware Tools; Backing Up Virtual Machines By Using A Backup Plan; Setting Up The Backup Plan - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Quick Start Manual

4. In Type, select Unmanaged.
5. In Path, click Change and then specify the path to the network share where the backups will be
stored. Click OK. When prompted, provide access credentials for the shared folder.
6. Click OK. You can see the vault name in the Navigation tree under Vaults > Centralized. Click the
vault name to check its free space and contents.
8.1.6.

How to install VMware Tools

Before you start, please install VMware Tools on every virtual machine you are going to back up.
To install the VMware Tools:
1. Run the VMware Infrastructure client.
2. Connect to the ESX server.
3. Select the virtual machine and run the guest operating system.
4. Right click the virtual machine and select Install/Upgrate VMware Tools.
Follow the onscreen instructions.

8.2. Backing up virtual machines by using a backup plan

In this step, you will back up multiple machines hosted on the same server and save the archives in the
centralized vault. A separate archive will be created for each machine. Using a similar procedure, you
can back up any machine's volumes.
8.2.1.

Setting up the backup plan

1. Connect the console to the management server.
2. In the Navigation tree, expand Virtual machines.
3. In any group under Virtual machines, select the machine you want to back up. The machine must
appear as manageable (not grayed out).
4. Right-click the machine and select Backup.
Details. You are taken to the Create backup plan view. The screen heading displays the
generated name of the virtual appliance, so you remember on which ESX/ESXi server you are
operating.
5. Under What to back up, in Source type, leave the default selection Entire virtual machines.
6. In Items to back up, you see the list of virtual machines selected for backup. By default, all
machines present in the server inventory are selected. Click Change and deselect the machines
you do not want to back up, if necessary.
Details. The Agent for ESX/ESXi virtual appliance is not shown in the list of machines and will not
be backed up by a backup plan.
7. Under Where to back up, click Change. In the folder tree, expand Centralized and select the vault
you have created. Click OK to save your settings.
Details. A separate archive will be created for each virtual machine. By default, an archive name
will consist of the virtualization server type (ESX in our case) and the virtual machine name. The
Name field displays the variables corresponding to the default archive names.
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