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Figure 6‑3. Activity Logs for Data Protection Service Events
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Each time a user runs a manual backup (also referred to as an ad hoc backup)
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When the Data Protection Service runs a scheduled backup automatically
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When a user restores a vApp or virtual machine
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When an virtual administrator configures a data protection policy for a virtual data center or vApp
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When an end user configures a data protection policy for a vApp
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When a user deletes a backup image
For information about the Activity Logs in vCloud Air, see About Activity Logs.
Billing for the Data Protection Service
Billing for the Data Protection Service uses a similar calculation to how storage is calculated. Billing is based
on the following activities performed with the Data Protection Service:
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Creation of virtual machines
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Daily changed bytes
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Additions and removals of hard disks for virtual machines
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Deletion of backup images
The first time a virtual machine is backed up, you are billed on the protected bytes. On subsequent backups,
you are billed only on new bytes backed up.
NOTE The first time the Data Protection Service backs up a vApp or virtual machine in place after you
restore it, the daily changed bytes from the restore equal the size of the vApp.
Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
To restore virtual machines in vCloud Air by using the Data Protection Service, you choose from backup
images of your vApps. When restoring a virtual machine, you have a choice of performing the restore in the
following ways:
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An in-place restore—you choose a backup image and restore that image onto the same vApp.
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