Virtualization
title: 'Retrospect Virtual: Configuration and First Backup' created_at: 2019.11.18 updated_at: 2019.11.18 category: Virtualization --- :toc: macro :toc-title:
Retrospect Virtual is a powerful tool to back up VMware and Hyper-V environments. Follow our video or step-by-step tutorial to walk through initial configuration and your first backup.
Below is an 8-minute video covering initial configuration through first backup.
Following along with the video, we’re going to walk through the basic steps for setting up a backup with Retrospect Virtual. Please install the Retrospect Virtual Management Console first.
Go to Retrospect Virtual Console in your browser.
Log in to Retrospect Virtual Console.
Click "Users".
Click on green plus button.
Fill out the details for the new user. Be sure to select "Paid User" under "Subscription Type", unless you are setting up a "Trial User". Trial users are suspended after the specified trial period.
Under "Add New User", select "Retrospect Vritual Host Server User" under "Backup Client" and select the add-on modules you would like to include for this user. Plese note the quota as well, if you would like to increase it.
Click the green add button at the bottom right of the screen to save.
You will see the user listed under "Manage Backup User". Click the green save button at the bottom right to save the configuration.
Now that the user is set up, we can set up the backup.
Click the blue download button at the top left of the main screen to pick the platform you would like to protect.
Install the Retrospect Virtual Host Server software and launch the Host Server.
Log in with the user account you just created.
Click "Backup Sets".
Click "Add new backup set".
Select the backup set type. In this case, it’s "VMware Backup". Type in your credentials for it.
Select the guest to back up under "Backup Source".
Select the schedule.
Select the destination.
Create a new destination pool.
Select the backup mode for the destination.
Enable "Granular Restore" for instant file-level restores. Note that compression and encryption are not available for backup sets with granular restore enabled.
Click "Next" and your backup set has been created. Click on "Backup Now" to start a backup immediately or wait for the scheduled backup.
For additional information about Retrospect Virtual, please see our documentation: Retrospect Virtual Documentation.
Last Update: November 18, 2019
