Perform A Full Backup - VMware VCM 5.3 - RECOVERY GUIDE Manual

VCM Backup and Disaster Recovery Guide

Perform a Full Backup

Full backups will remain available on-disk for four weeks and differential backups will remain available for
seven days. When adjusting the frequency or retention of backup schedules, ensure that the required
amount of disk space is available for the maximum number of backup sets.
Procedure
1. Start Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Connect to the VCM Database Server using an account with SQL Administrative privileges.
3. In Object Explorer, navigate to the Maintenance Plans node.
4. Right-click Maintenance Plans, and then select Maintenance Plan Wizard.
5. Click Next, and then enter a name and description for the maintenance plan.
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