# Backing Up HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Instances On Demand

You can perform on-demand backups for an individual instance or a VM group. Scheduled backups are handled by the backup plans that are assigned to your VM groups.

## Back Up an Instance

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

2. On the Virtual machines tab, in the row for the instance, click the action button , and then click Back up.

3. For Backup type, select the type of backup to perform.

4. For Retention, you can specify a custom retention period for the backup.

   By default, the retention period is inherited from the backup plan. The Retention setting is not available for VM groups.

5. Click Submit.

## Back Up All Instances in a VM Group

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

2. On the VM groups tab, in the row for the VM group, click the action button , and then click Back up.

3. For Backup type, select the type of backup to perform.

4. Click Submit.

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