Create a Backup Job

To create a backup job, follow these steps:

1. Click the Backup Job button and choose your workload type. For example, Windows computer.

Backup Job

2. Choose the Job Mode type as Workstation or Server and click Next.

Backup job mode

3. Name the backup job and add an optional description. For example, back up to Object Storage eu-central-3and click Next.

Backup job name

4. Choose computers for backing up. Click Add and choose Individual computer.

Add computer for backup

5. Enter the computer’s IP address. Click the Add button to enter the Username and password. Click OK and Next.

Add computer IP address

6. Choose backup mode from the following options: Entire computer, Volume level backup, or File level backup and click Next.

Backup mode

7. Choose a backup repository from the drop-down menu. Update the Retention policy setting and click Next.

Retention policy

8. In the Guest Processing, keep the default settings and click Next.

Guest Processing default values

Guest Processing

9. Choose a Schedule for your backup and click Apply.

Backup schedule

10. Check the Summary and click Finish.

Backup summary

Result: A backup job is successfully created.

Note: Instead of waiting for the next run of the backup, you can right-click on the job name from the Jobs and choose Start to make the initial backup immediately.

Backup job