How to Backup Virtual Machines in Vmware Esxi to Amazon S3 with Cloud Backo

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download the 30-day free trial from their website.

   Run the software.,,,, You can setup multiple schedules here., Dropbox, local drive.
   
   Just click the button.
   
   For example, adding Amazon S3 as a destination is pretty straight forward.
   
   Select Amazon S3, and input the “Access Key ID” and “Secret Access Key”. ,, The steps are all similar.
   
   Super easy. , I recommend to turn it on if you are backing up data to the public cloud.
   
   The default encryption is good enough, as it will generate a 256-bit truly randomized encrypting key for you. ,,,,, Super easy! , Click on each row to read the details. ,
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   Step 2: Install the software on a Windows Server that is on the same network as the VMware ESXi host that you need to backup.

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   Step 3: Click the “Backup Sets” button to create a backup set for VMware backup.

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   Step 4: Input all the credentials for your VMware host.

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   Step 5: Select the VMs you need to backup.

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   Step 6: Setup the schedule for automated backup.

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   Step 7: Add all the destinations that you need to backup to

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   Step 8: Press the button to test if the connection to Amazon S3 is successful.

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   Step 9: Add as many backup destinations you want.

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    Step 10: Configure the data encryption.

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    Step 11: Setup your own key by select the option.

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    Step 12: Enter your Windows User Authentication code to the software

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    Step 13: so that it can access your network drive for backup.

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    Step 14: Fire a manual backup now

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    Step 15: by clicking the button.

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    Step 16: Choose the options for manual backup

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    Step 17: then click to run it.

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    Step 18: Wait for it to back up to your selected destinations.

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    Step 19: R Read the backup report when it is done.

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    Step 20: See the usage of each backup destination by clicking the Usage tab.

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