To back up VMware virtual resources

1. On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Backup.

2. Click New Backup Job.

3. In the Properties pane, under Source, click Selections.

4. Expand VMware VirtualCenter and ESX Servers.

5. Select one of the following:

   • A VMware VirtualCenter or an ESX server.

   • One or more of the virtual machines that appear under the name of a VMware VirtualCenter or ESX server.

6. In the Properties pane, under Settings, click VMware Virtual Infrastructure.

7. Select the appropriate options as follows:

   Transport mode	Select one of the following options to transport the Virtual Machine Disk Format (VMDK) file from the ESX server: SAN - Back up virtual disk files that reside on a shared fibre channel or on an iSCSI storage device. If you select this option, the virtual machine must reside on the SAN. The VCB proxy server must be attached to the SAN. With this transport mode, the data is offloaded to the VCB proxy server, so that the ESX server is not impacted. NBD - Do not encrypt the virtual disk data for over-the-network transfers. Use this option if you do not use SSL for security and one of the following conditions exist: The virtual machine is not located on the SAN. The VCB proxy server does not have access to the SAN. The data is placed on the ESX server. Then, the data moves across the network. NBDSSL - Encrypt virtual disk data for over-the-network transfers. Use this option if you use SSL for security and one of the following conditions exist: The virtual machine is not located on the SAN. The VCB proxy server does not have access to the SAN. Hotadd - Back up virtual disk files on any shared storage or local storage through the VCB proxy virtual machine. Use this option if you want to use the hotadd feature now available for ESX 3.5. The hotadd feature lets you use a virtual machine as your VCB proxy server. The snapshot is placed on the ESX server. Then, the data moves across the network. The VMDK file is not backed up if the virtual hard disk is configured as an Independent disk.
   Use VCB compact for VMDK files	Check this option to use the VMware Consolidated Backup file compression for the VMDK files. If you select this option, the backup is smaller and there is less data to move across the network or place on the tape.
   Export as single file	Check this option to have the data backed up as a single, self-contained file. If you select this option, you have a single file to manage.
   Split into multiple 2 gigabyte files	Check this option to have the data backed up as multiple 2-gigabyte files. If you select this option, you must manage multiple files.
   Use Backup Exec Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) to enable the restore of individual files and folders from virtual machines	Check this option to enable the restore of individual files and folders from the backup. This option is for virtual machines that use a Windows operating system only. The VMDK file is not backed up if the virtual hard disk is configured as an Independent disk. GRT is not meant for system recovery but only for the restore of individual files and folders on Windows computers.
   Delete any existing VCB snapshot. Backups of the virtual machine fail if a VCB snapshot exists.	Check this option to delete any existing VMware Consolidated Backup snapshot. Usually VCB deletes the snapshot that it creates for the backup job. However, if VCB does not delete the snapshot, subsequent backup jobs for that virtual machine fail. If you select this option, then Backup Exec deletes any existing VCB snapshot for the virtual machine before the backup job runs. Note: If you select this option, you should not run multiple backup jobs for the same virtual machine at the same time. A snapshot that one of the jobs uses may be deleted. You should be familiar with VMware Consolidated Backup concepts before you select this option.
   Use the local media server as the VCB proxy	Check this option to use the local computer as the VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) proxy. The VCB proxy server relays backup requests from the media server to the VirtualCenter or the ESX server. Whether you use the local media server or a remote server as the VCB proxy server depends on how you set up your VMware environment. See About configuring the environment for the Agent for VMware.
   Use a remote VCB proxy	Check this option to select a remote computer to serve as the VCB proxy server for backup requests from the media server to the VirtualCenter or the ESX server. Whether you use the local media server or a remote server as the VCB proxy server depends on how you set up your VMware environment. See About configuring the environment for the Agent for VMware.
   Server name	Select the name of the computer to use as the VCB proxy server.
   Server logon account	Select the logon account for the VCB proxy server.
   Enter a path on the proxy to store the temporary files that VCB creates	Type the path on the VCB proxy server for the temporary files.

8. Start the backup job or select other backup options from the Properties pane.