The following configuration tasks are required for application-aware backups:
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Specifying credentials that can be used to access VMs that run applications. You can configure credentials for the virtualization client instance, for a subclient, or for specific VMs. 
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Configuring a subclient for each application, to identify the VMs that need to be protected using application-aware backups. The virtual machines that need to be protected depends on the application. 
Depending on your requirements, you might need to perform other configuration tasks.