Configuring VRA backup jobs

Starting Cloud Backup Portal

You need to be connected to the IBM Cloud® private network to be able to start the Portal.

1. Log in to the IBM Cloud console. From the menu , select Infrastructure > Classic Infrastructure.

2. Click Storage > Cloud Backup to display the backup services.

3. Select the instance name of the IBM Cloud Account.

4. Click View backup portal to start the portal in your browser.

   If the Portal doesn't start, you might have a problem with your VPN connection. You might also see a message that says that the form you’re sending isn’t secure. It is expected - proceed by sending the form.

Adding a vSphere backup job

1. On the navigation, click Computers. The computers page shows the registered computers and environments.

2. Click Jobs.

3. In the Select job Task menu, click Create New VMware® vCenter Job.

4. Specify the following information.

   • In the Name field, type a name for the backup job.
   • In the Description field, optionally type a description for the backup job.
   • In the Destination list, select the vault where you want to save the backup data.
   • In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type an encryption password. You can also type a password hint in the Password Hint field.

   A vault appears in the list only if it is assigned to the user, or if the user added it to the computer’s Vault Settings. For new backup jobs, the encryption method is AES 256 bit. Existing jobs can have other encryption methods.

5. In the Include in Backup field, take one or more of the following steps until the Backup Set field shows the VMs that you want to include in the backup job.

   • To add specific VMs to the backup job, select each VM, and then click Include.
   • To exclude specific VMs from the backup job, select each VM, and then click Exclude.
   • To add VMs to the backup job by name, check the virtual machines box, and then click Include.
   • To remove an inclusion or exclusion record from the Backup Set box, click Delete next to the record.

6. Click Apply Now to consolidate and simplify records in the Backup Set box, if changes need to be applied.

7. Click Create Job.

Setting up a schedule

After the backup job is created, you can add one or more schedules for running the job automatically.

1. When you click Create Job, the Schedule window appears and gives you an option to create a custom schedule for the backup job.

   By default Daily retention is selected for the job. Retention and Job schedule can be changed in this window, and multiple Retention schemes can also be assigned to the backup job.

2. Click Save to save the new schedule. The new job shows up under the Computers tab in the Jobs section. The Last backup status shows that the job never ran. The scheduled backup job runs automatically at the scheduled time.

Running a scheduled job

Scheduled backup jobs can also be run immediately.

1. Click Select Action, and select Run Job. A new window appears and you can see information about the Destination Vault and Retention schemes that are assigned to the job.

   If multiple vaults and retention schemes are assigned to the job, these options can be changed in this window by clicking the Destination and Retention Scheme menu options.

2. Click start Backup job to issue the backup job immediately. In the progress window, you can see the status of the backup job and when the job is finished the job status changes from "Never Run" to "Completed".

To see the status of the last backup job that ran, click the Jobs tab. All job logs can be accessed from the action menu. Click Action and select History/Logs.

For more information about restoring VMs or Files and folders, see Restoring vSphere data.