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Prerequisites
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You must have an FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, or SCP server up and running with sufficient disk
space to store the backup.
Procedure
1 In a Web browser, go to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, https://appliance-IP-
address-or-FQDN:5480.
2 Log in as root.
3 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Backup.
4 Click Backup Now.
The Backup Appliance wizard opens.
5 (Optional) Select Use backup location and user name from backup schedule to use the
information from a scheduled backup.
6 Enter the backup location details.
Option Description
Backup location Enter the backup location, including the protocol to use to connect to your backup
server, the port, the server address, and backup folder to store the backup files.
Use one of the following protocols: FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, or SCP.
For FTP, FTPS, HTTP, or HTTPS the path is relative to the home directory
configured for the service. For SCP, the path is absolute to the remote systems
root directory.
Backup server credentials Enter a user name and password of a user with write privileges on the backup
server.
Note Username and password should only contain ASCII characters.
7 (Optional) Enter an Encryption Password if you want to encrypt your backup file.
If you select to encrypt the backup data, you must use the encryption password for the restore
procedure.
8 (Optional) Select Stats, Events, and Tasks to back up additional historical data from the database.
9 (Optional) In the Description text box, enter a description of the backup.
10 Click Start to begin the backup process.
The complete and in progress backups are listed under Activity.
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