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ProCloud Online Backup Manager
User’s Guide
9.
Consider performing routine recovery test to ensure your backup is
setup and performed properly.
13.3.3 Limitations
The following are limitations of the VMware VM backup module:
1.
Boot Camp virtual machine is not supported.
2.
For backup of individual virtual disk, the restored virtual machine does
not support the reversion of previous snapshots, if the snapshot
contains disks which are not previously backed up by ProCloudOBM.
3.
Independent Disk is not supported. For virtual machines with
Independent Disks, those disks will not be backed up.
13.3.4 Overview
The following steps are performed during a backup job:
1.
Connection from the backup client to the backup server is established.
2.
Download the server file list from the backup server.
3.
Commands are issued to the hypervisor to create snapshot of the virtual
machine for backup.
4.
Server and local file lists are compared to determine which file will be
uploaded.
5.
Delta file is generated for modified file (if necessary).
6.
Existing, and snapshot data are encrypted, compressed, and streamed
to the backup server.
7.
Commands are issued to the hypervisor to remove snapshot created for
backup.
8.
Backup completed successfully.
13.3.5 How to backup virtual machines on VMware Fusion
Refer to the following instructions to backup VM running on VMware Fusion:
1.
Login to the backup application's user interface.
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