Scheduling virtual machine backups

To schedule virtual machine backups, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Data Protection for VMware user interface.
  2. Click the Backup tab.
  3. Click Create Schedule to specify a backup schedule name, source (the virtual machines to include in the backup schedule), and other scheduling options.
  4. Verify that the source of the schedule includes the virtual machines that are hosting Microsoft SQL Server.
  5. Verify that one of the following services is running:
    • If you are using a Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD)-managed scheduler, on the data mover, ensure that the CAD service is running.
    • If you are using the stand-alone scheduler, ensure that the scheduler service is running.