Perform manual backups

A manual backup is user-initiated and is based on a policy. For example, you can use a manual backup to prepare for the upcoming events that are outside scheduled backups, such as system maintenance. To perform a manual backup, you must enable the Go into effect at attribute for the policy. If this attribute is set for a future date and time, the backup does not run.

In some cases, it may be useful to create a policy and schedule that is used only for manual backups. You can create a policy for manual backups by creating a policy with a single schedule that has no backup window. Without a backup window, the policy can never run automatically.

You have several options to perform a manual backup. To begin, on the left select Protection > Policies.

Table:

Type of manual backup	Procedure
Single policy	On the Policies tab: Select the policy name and select Manual backup. Select the schedules and then clients that you want to back up. Select Backup.
Multiple policies	On the Policies tab: Select the policy names and select Manual backup. To back up all the clients and the default schedules for the selected policies, select Backup all. To select specific clients and the schedule for each policy, click Specify. Follow the prompts to continue.
One or more clients from the same policy	On the Clients tab: Select the client names and select Manual backup. Select Backup.
Single schedule	On the Schedules tab: Select the schedule name and select Manual backup. If the policy has multiple clients, you can select a client for backup. Select Backup.

Perform manual backups

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