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Example of folders in vCenter for Protection
AUTOMATING PROTECTION WITH SCHEDULES
Individual Smart Copies are useful for one off situations such as testing a new
patch or software build but the real power from VSM comes from the built-in
scheduling function. This provides a layer of protection that allows VMs to meet
a better SLA for recoverability. Everything that can have a Smart Copy taken can
also have a schedule created to automate the process. VMs, folders, datastores
and datastore folders, even datastore clusters can be scheduled for Smart
Copies.
Schedules allow for tiering of protection levels for VMs. The administrator can
have different schedules for different folders or different VMs, depending on the
needs of that VM. When a new VM is created it can fall under a certain tier of
protection and the administrator doesn’t have to adjust the schedule as it will
now inherit the protection scheme of the folder or datastore it resides in.
Creating a Smart Copy Schedule is done in the same way that a standard Smart
Copy is created. Like creating a Smart Copy it can be launched a variety of
ways.
From the VSM Main GUI - Click the toolbar shortcut icon for Create a
Schedule
From the VSM Main GUI - In the Tool Buttons click Scheduled Tasks
then under the Getting Started tab click Create Schedule…