# Enabling IntelliSnap Backups

Enable IntelliSnap backups to use snapshot capabilities of a storage array.

Note

For virtual machines that use Virtual Fibre Channel (vFC) disks or physical pass-through disks, ensure that Changed Block Tracking (CBT) is enabled on the VM group.

## Procedure

To enable IntelliSnap support, perform the following tasks:

1. Configure storage by adding the array.

2. Add the hypervisor as described in Adding a Hyper-V Hypervisor.

3. Create a backup plan as described in Create a backup plan.

4. Create a VM group and select the IntelliSnap option.

5. Associate the backup plan with a VM group.

## Result

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

- Schedule policies are created for the primary (snap) and backup copies.

- The backup plan associated with the VM group has IntelliSnap enabled and is set to retain eight snap recovery points. (You can modify the backup plan to specify a different number of snaps to retain.)

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