Backup VMware virtual machines - IDrive® cloud backup

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A slider menu will appear.</li> <li>Click 'VMware'. The VMware connection screen appears. By default, 'VMware backup' is selected. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/idr_vmware_backup_exch_15-310724.png" alt=""></div> </li> <li>Select 'ESXi 6.5/6.7/7.0 / 8.0' radio button.</li> <li>Enter the IP address, Port, Username, and Password, and click 'Connect to ESXi'. <br> <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/vmware_loginUI_281124.png" alt=""></div> </li> <li>Select 'Online Backup', or 'Local Backup', or 'IDrive Express™ Backup'. <p><b>Note: </b> On selecting 'Online Backup', the data will be stored on the IDrive cloud whereas on selecting 'Local Backup' or 'IDrive Express™ Backup' the data will be stored in the local drive.</p></li> <li>Select the virtual machine(s) from the list, which appears, and specify the temporary local backup path.</li> <li>Click 'Schedule Now'. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/idr_vmware_scheduleui_new_exch-310724.png" alt=""></div> </li> <li> The 'Scheduler' appears where you can either schedule the backup for any future day and time or perform an immediate backup of the selected virtual machines. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/vmware_restoreloginui_schdule31.png" alt=""></div></li> </ol> <br> <br> <p class="text_p"><strong>To backup multiple ESXi virtual machine(s) from vCenter,</strong></p> <ol> <li>Sign in to the IDrive application and click 'Server Backup'. A slider menu will appear.</li> <li>Click 'VMware'. The VMware connection screen appears. By default, 'VMware backup' is selected. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/idr_vmware_backup_exch_15-310724.png" alt=""></div> </li> <li>Select the 'vCenter' radio button.</li> <li> Enter the IP address, Port, Username, and Password. </li> <li>Click 'Connect to vCenter'. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/vmware_loginuivcenter_exch-310724.png" alt=""></div></li> <li>Select 'Online Backup', or 'Local Backup', or 'IDrive Express™ Backup'.</li> <li>Select the virtual machine(s) from the list and specify the temporary local backup path.<br> </li> <li>Click 'Schedule Now'. <div class="center"><img src="https://static.idriveonlinebackup.com/include/images/idr_vmware_scheduleui_new_exch-310724.png" alt=""></div></li> <li>The 'Scheduler' is displayed where you can schedule the backup for any future day and time or perform an immediate backup of the selected virtual machine(s).</li> </ol> <br> <br> 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