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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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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.
In some environments the backup system may support restore for VMs that were previously deployed and are now undeployed. If you delete the VM, you cannot access the backup system through the platform.
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Create a VM backup
Backup results
To display backup results:
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myCloud Virtual datacenters
Edit VM
Go to Backup → Backup results
The results shown may vary depending on your datacenter's backup system. Backups with a status of "done" or "completed" will have a Restore link enabled in the Action column.
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Restore a backup
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Restore a backup
The administrator may allow users to restore their own backups.
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To restore a VM backup:
Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters
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Edit a VM
Go to Backups → Backup results
In the Latest backups section, in the Action column on the right, click the Restore link
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To display the details of the restore,
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in the Latest backups list, click on the backup.
After the platform finishes the restore, it will display a status, such as
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done
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failed
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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
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failed
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, Abiquo will reactivate the Restore link and you can click it to request a new restore of the same backup.
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Backup events
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Backup events
For users the backup feature will produce the events described on the Events table page in the Virtual machine section, under METADATA_MODIFIED and RESTORE_BACKUP.
To display VM backup events:
Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters
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Edit the VM
Go to Backup → Events
This page will display events from backup integrations.
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To view the details of an event, click on the event.
Create a manual backup now
If your backup system supports immediate backups, you can request them at any time.
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To request a manual backup of a VM now:
Go to
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myCloud Virtual datacenters
Edit the VM and go to Backup
At the bottom of the Backup tab, click the Backup now button
The platform will request an immediate backup of the VM or a VM snapshot