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

On the left, click VMware.
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.