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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing VMware assets
  4. Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups
NetBackup™ Web UI VMware Administrator's Guide

Remove protection from VMs or intelligent VM groups

You can unsubscribe VMs or intelligent VM groups from a protection plan. When the asset is unsubscribed, backups are no longer performed.

To remove protection from a VM or intelligent VM group

  1. On the left, click VMware.
  2. On the Virtual machines tab or Intelligent VM groups tab, click the VM or intelligent VM group.
    • For a VM, scroll down and click Unsubscribe from protection plan.

    • For an intelligent VM group, scroll down and click the lock symbol and then click Unsubscribe.

    Under Virtual machines or Intelligent VM groups, the asset is listed as Not protected.

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