# Creating a Backup Plan

To specify how you want to back up your data, create a backup plan.

## Before You Begin

Configure storage.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Plans.

   The Plans page appears.

2. Click Create plan, and then select Backup.

   The Create backup plan page appears.

3. In the Plan name, enter the name of the backup plan.

4. From the Storage list, select the storage to use for the backups.

   To add a new storage, beside Storage, click , then configure the desired storage option.

5. To configure backups, select the Configure backups check box.

   1. Under Frequency, specify the frequency of the backup.

   2. Under Retention period, specify the duration for which the backup must be retained.

   3. To specify the additional retention, such as weekly full backups, select the Add extended retention check box, and then add rules.

6. To add an additional storage copy, select Add second copy check box.

   1. From the Storage list, select or add the storage to use for the backups.

   2. Under Backups to copy, select the backup type.

   3. Under Retention period, enter the amount of time to retain the backups.

      To specify additional retention period, such as weekly full backups, select the Add extended retention check box, and then add rules.

7. To add a third optional storage copy for maximum redundancy, select Add third copy check box, and configure the storage, backup type and retention settings.

8. To add snap, select Configure snapshots check box.

   1. Under Frequency, specify the time interval for the snapshots to be taken.

   2. Under Number of snapshots retained, specify the number of snaps that must be retained.

   Note

   The Configure snapshots option is available on the plan creation page, and during onboarding you will see this option only if the workload supports snapshot configuration. This option is available for Cloud Virtualization workloads. For more information, see Cloud native snapshots.

9. Click Save.

# Results

When you configure secondary and tertiary storage, the Commvault software automatically runs an auxiliary copy job every 30 minutes.

# What to Do Next

You can assign the backup plan to CommCell entities such as apps, databases, and VM groups.

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