You can add a new virtual machine or datastore to an existing backup job. If you have already created a backup job with specific schedule and retention properties, you can then add a new datastore or virtual machine to the existing backup job.
Steps
- From the vSphere Web Client Home page, click VMs and Templates to view virtual machines or click Storage to view datastores.
- In the navigation pane, expand the datacenter that contains the virtual machine or datastore depending on whether you are in the VMs and Templates view or the Storage view.
- Right-click the datastore or virtual machine and select .
- In the Add to Backup Job dialog box, select the backup job to which you want to add the datastore or virtual machine.
- Click OK.