Ransomware attackers specifically target and attempt to destroy backup systems to increase the probability of payment. Hardening your system is critical. Please ensure you have reviewed your platform security using the Security Hardening Checklist
Cohesity

COHESITY Documentation

Explore our documentation to get started, discover products & new features, access troubleshooting guides, register sources, platforms support.

Products
Data Security Alliance
Visit Cohesity.com
Demos
Support
Blogs
Developers
Partner Portals
Cohesity Community
© 2026 Cohesity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use|
Privacy Policy|
Legal|
  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Configuring protection plans for VMware
  4. View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

View the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups

You can view the protections plans that are used to protect VMs or intelligent VM groups.

To view the protection status of VMs or intelligent VM groups

  1. On the left, click Workloads > VMware.
  2. Select the Virtual machines tab or Intelligent VM groups tab, as appropriate.

    Note:

    Sorting on assets across asset types, that is, without the Asset Type filter, returns results grouped by asset types (Virtual Machine and Intelligent VM groups) and sorted within each asset type.

  3. Click the VM or the intelligent VM group.

    The Protection tab shows the details of the plans that the asset is subscribed to.

    Note:

    If the asset has been backed up, but Status indicates it has not, see the following information.

    See Troubleshooting the status for a newly discovered VM.

  4. If the asset is not protected, click Add protection to select a protection plan.

    See Subscribe VMs or intelligent VM groups to a protection plan.

Feedback

Was this page helpful?
Previous

Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups

Next

Malware scan

Feedback

Was this page helpful?