Virtual Machine Options wizard screen

This screen contains the following options.

The following apply to both VMware and Hyper-V:

Data to back up

The virtual machine data to back up must reside on a disk that both the VMware backup host and the VMware ESX server can access.

Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup

Backs up the entire virtual machine: all files and folders as well as operating system files and virtual machine system files.

Allow individual file restore

Allows restore of either the entire virtual machine, or of individual files. Without this option, you can restore the entire virtual machine but not individual files.

The following apply to VMware only:

Data to back up

Individual files contained in a virtual machine

Backs up files and folders on the virtual machine that are referenced by the Windows guest operating system, such as ordinary user files. This type of backup cannot back up the following:

  • VMware system files that define the virtual machine.

  • Windows system protected files (System State).

  • Windows system files (such as C:\WINDOWS\system or C:\WINDOWS\system32).

  • Windows system database files (such as RSM Database and Terminal Services Database).

Select backup policy type to use:

MS-Windows

For backup of individual drives or individual folders and files (Windows only). Does not support backup of Windows system files or VMware system files. For a backup of system files and the entire virtual machine, choose Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup.

FlashBackup-Windows

For a raw partition style backup of individual drives. Does not support backup of operating system files or VMware system files. For a backup of system files and the entire virtual machine, choose Full virtual machine using Windows FlashBackup.

When backing up individual files, FlashBackup-Windows increases backup speed as compared to standard file-ordered backup methods, if the virtual machine is heavily populated with small files.

Use file level snapshots for incremental backups

Cannot be used to back up Windows system files or VMware virtual disk files. This option requires VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) on the VMware backup host.

Backs up either of the following:

  • Individual folders and files, individual drives, or all local drives, with the MS-Windows policy type.

  • Individual drives or all local drives, with the FlashBackup-Windows policy type.