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n Changes, such as create, delete, or update, performed on storage policy components after
backup are lost.
n Default policy configuration changes for datastores performed after backup are lost.
n Changes in the storage policy association of the virtual machine and its disks, and in their
policy compliance might occur.
Virtual Storage Area Network
Restoring vCenter Server from a backup might cause inconsistencies in the vSAN. For information
on how to check vSAN health, see Administering VMware vSAN .
Patching
Restoring vCenter Server from a backup might result in missing security patches. You must apply
them again after the restore is complete. For information on patching the vCenter Server, see
vSphere Upgrade .
Schedule a File-Based Backup
You can schedule file-based backups for vSphere 6.7 and later. You can set up a schedule that is
used to perform periodic backups.
The schedule can be set up with information about the backup location, recurrence, and retention
for the backups.
You can only set up one schedule at a time.
Prerequisites
n You must have a FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, NFS, or SMB server up and running with
sufficient disk space to store the backup.
Procedure
1 In a Web browser, go to the vCenter Server Management Interface, https:// appliance-IP-
address-or-FQDN :5480.
2 Log in as root.
3 In the vCenter Server Management Interface, click Backup.
4 Click Configure to set up a backup schedule.
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