Managing VM Group Content for OpenStack

For an existing VM group, you can add instances or modify the content selections.

Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtual machines.

   The Overview page appears.

2. Click the VM groups tab.

   The VM group page appears. The VM groups area displays summary information for any existing VM groups.

3. Click an existing VM group.

4. Under Content, click Manage.

   The Content tab of the VM group content page shows the currently selected content to be backed up.

5. To modify instance credentials for application-aware backups, click in the Actions column of the row for the VM, and then select Edit Credentials.

6. To remove an instance, click in the Actions column of the row for the instance and select Remove.

7. To add VM group content, click Add virtual machines.

   The Add virtual machines page appears.

8. Select a browse method for the Browse and select VMs list, and then expand the tree below the list to select content for the VM group, or to clear previous selections.

   You can select a view from the list to control the browse display.

9. Click OK after selecting instances or other objects.

10. To discover instances automatically:

    1. Click Add rule.

    2. From the Select rule for list, choose a rule type.

    3. From the Which matches with list, select Equals, Contains, Starts with, or Ends with.

    4. In the Name box, provide a value as required for the type of rule.

    5. Click OK.

11. To edit a rule, click in the Actions column of the row for the instance and select Edit rule.

12. Click Preview to see a list of the instances that will be backed up.

13. Click OK to save the changes to VM group content.