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The platform uses backup systems, such as Veeam or Networker, and it creates backups for VMs that are deployed on the hypervisor.
When you configure a backup for your VM, the platform will display the disks backup symbol in the lower right-hand corner of the VM icon.
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Configure a VM backup
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To configure your VM backup by selecting the backup policy and the disks, do these steps:
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Privileges: Manage virtual machine backup configuration, Manage virtual machine backup disks, Manage virtual machine backup schedule |
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Edit the VM and go to Backup → Backup policies
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Backup
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Click Show details. Depending on your system configuration and user privileges, you may be required to configure different backup options. Examples of backup options
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If required, enter backup frequency, or date and/or time
Backup times: Abiquo uses ISO 8601 and you should check the time standard used in each datacenter with the datacenter owner.
Time zones in ISO 8601 are represented as local time (with the location unspecified), as UTC, or as an offset from UTC
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If required, select disks
Note: Some backup systems will ignore your disk selection and create a backup of all disks. Check your cloud provider's documentation for more information
Backup results
To display backup results:
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The administrator may allow users to restore their own backups.
To restore a VM backup:
To display the details of the restore, click on the backup in the Latest backups list. After the platform finishes the restore, it will display a status, such as "done" or "failed". After you restore a backup, the VM disks are under the control of the backup system, not the platform. So when you undeploy after restoring a VM, the platform will display a warning popup and delete and remove the VM's disks. If your environment permits, you may request more than one restore of the same backup. If the status of the restore request is "success" or "failed", Abiquo will reactivate the Restore link and you can click it to request a new restore of the same backup. |
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