Retrospect Virtual: Configuration and First Backup
Virtualization
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.
Video
Below is an 8-minute video covering initial configuration through first backup.
Step-by-Step Guide: User Setup
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.
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Go to Retrospect Virtual Console in your browser.
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Log in to Retrospect Virtual Console.
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Click "Users".
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Click on green plus button.
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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.
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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.
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Click the green add button at the bottom right of the screen to save.
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You will see the user listed under "Manage Backup User". Click the green save button at the bottom right to save the configuration.
Step-by-Step Guide: Backup Setup
Now that the user is set up, we can set up the backup.
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Click the blue download button at the top left of the main screen to pick the platform you would like to protect.
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Install the Retrospect Virtual Host Server software and launch the Host Server.
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Log in with the user account you just created.
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Click "Backup Sets".
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Click "Add new backup set".
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Select the backup set type. In this case, it’s "VMware Backup". Type in your credentials for it.
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Select the guest to back up under "Backup Source".
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Select the schedule.
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Select the destination.
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Create a new destination pool.
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Select the backup mode for the destination.
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Enable "Granular Restore" for instant file-level restores. Note that compression and encryption are not available for backup sets with granular restore enabled.
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Click "Next" and your backup set has been created. Click on "Backup Now" to start a backup immediately or wait for the scheduled backup.
Additional Information
For additional information about Retrospect Virtual, please see our documentation: Retrospect Virtual Documentation.
Last Update: November 18, 2019