Backing Up a Virtual Machine
To back up a virtual machine, do the following:
Note
: The snapshots of a virtual machine are not included in the backup, and the restored virtual machine will not have any snapshots.
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Select the virtual machine in the
sidebar
, and click the
Backup
tab.
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Click the
New
button. The
Back Up Virtual Machine
window appears.
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In this window, select the backup type:
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Full
. If the virtual machine has no backups at all, you will be able to choose only this backup type.
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Incremental
. This backup type is available only if the virtual machine has a full backup. An incremental backup contains only the files changed since the previous full or incremental backup.
You can also add a short description to the backup.
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Click
OK
.
Note:
Backing up a virtual machine may take you some time. Do not work with the virtual machine until the procedure is over.
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