EMC Avamar 6.1 User Manual

76 EMC Avamar 6.1 for VMware User Guide
Backup
8. Click OK.
The On Demand Backup Options dialog box closes and the following status message
appears: Backup initiated.
9. Click Close.
Scheduling backups
To schedule recurring VMware image backups:
1. Create a dataset for the backups.
2. Create a group for the backups. During the group creation process, you:
a. Assign the new dataset to the new group.
b. Assign a schedule to the new group.
c. Assign a retention policy to the new group.
d. Add virtual machine clients to the new group.
3. Enable scheduling for the group.
A thorough discussion of groups, group policy, datasets, schedules, and retention policies
is beyond the scope of this guide. The
EMC Avamar Administration Guide provides
additional information.

EMC Avamar 6.1 Specifications

General

Brand	EMC
Model	Avamar 6.1
Category	Software
Language	English