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How to Create a Host-Based Virtual Machine Backup Plan

To protect your host-based virtual machine nodes, you need to create a host-based backup plan. A backup plan for host-based virtual machine nodes consists of a backup task. The backup task lets you specify the nodes that you want to protect, the backup destination, and the backup schedule. The backup destination can be a local destination or a remote share folder, or the recovery point server where you want to store your backup data.

You can also back up Oracle databases, SQL and Exchange Servers. To back up Oracle databases, you have to ensure specific prerequisites (To back up SQL Server and Exchange Server, there are no prerequisites required). Review the following prerequisites to perform an application consistent backup of an Oracle database:

The following diagram illustrates the process to protect host-based virtual machine nodes.

How to Protect Host-Based Virtual Machine Nodes

What To Do Next?

  1. Review the Prerequisites and Considerations
  2. Create a Host-Based Backup Plan
  3. (Optional) Perform a Manual Backup
  4. Verify the Plan
  5. Troubleshooting