Creating an Azure VM Group

You can create a VM group to identify a specific set of virtual machines to back up or restore.

Procedure

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

   The Virtual machines page appears.

2. In the upper-right area of the page, click Add VM group.

   The Select Hypervisor page of the Add VM Group configuration wizard appears.

3. From the Hypervisor list, select the hypervisor to create a VM group for.

4. Click Next.

   The Plan page of the Add VM Group configuration wizard appears.

5. From the Plan list, select the plan for the VM group.

   The Add VM Group page of the Add VM Group configuration wizard appears.

6. In Name, enter a descriptive name for the VM group.

7. To create rules that auto-discover and select VMs to back up, do the following:

   1. Click Add, and then select Rules.

      The Add rule dialog box appears.

   2. From the list, select the type of rule to create, and then specify the rule:

   3. Browse: Select specific VMs. (Selecting this option changes the Add rule dialog box to the Add content dialog box.)

   4. Power state: Select VMs based on whether they are powered on or off.

   5. Region: Select VMs based on the region that they reside in.

   6. Resource group: Select VMs based on the Azure resource group they are in.

   7. Storage account: Select VMs based on the Azure storage account they are in.

   8. Tag name: Select VMs based on the names of tags that are assigned to them. For example, to select VMs that have a tag name of "Department", enter Tag name | Equals | Department.

   9. Tag value: Select VMs based on the values of tags that are assigned to them. For example, to select VMs that have a tag value of "Finance", enter Tag value | Equals | Finance.

   10. Virtual machine name or pattern: Select VMs based on their names. For example, to select VMs that have a name that includes "east", enter Virtual machine name or pattern | Contains | east.

   11. Click Save.

8. To select VMs in other ways, do the following:

   1. Click Add, and then select Content.

      The Add content dialog box appears.

   2. From the Browse and select VMs list, select one of the following:

   3. VMs: Select specific VMs.

   4. Resource groups: Backs up the VMs that are in the resource groups you select.

   5. Regions: Backs up the VMs that are in the regions you select.

   6. Storage account: Backs up the VMs that are in the storage accounts you select.

   7. Tags: Backs up the VMs that contain the tags you select.

   8. Click Save.

9. To see the VMs that are selected for the VM group, click the Preview button.

10. To use IntelliSnap to back up the VM group, move the IntelliSnap toggle key to the right.

When you enable IntelliSnap on a VM group, Commvault automatically does the following:

• Creates schedule policies for the primary (snap) and backup copies.

• Enables IntelliSnap for the plan that is associated with the VM group.

• Sets the plan to retain 8 snap recovery points.

• Click Submit.

What to Do Next

The VM group is created with default values for some settings, including security settings, tags, and backup type. To modify those settings, see Updating an Azure VM Group.