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title: Back up Azure VMware Solution VMs with Azure Backup Server
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description: Configure your Azure VMware Solution environment to back up virtual machines by using Azure Backup Server.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 02/04/2021
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ms.date: 04/06/2022
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# Back up Azure VMware Solution VMs with Azure Backup Server
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Then, we'll walk through all of the necessary procedures to:
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> [!div class="checklist"]
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> * Set up a secure channel so that Azure Backup Server can communicate with VMware servers over HTTPS.
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> * Set up a secure channel so that Azure Backup Server can communicate with VMware vCenter Server over HTTPS.
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> * Add the account credentials to Azure Backup Server.
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> * Add the vCenter to Azure Backup Server.
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> * Add the vCenter Server to Azure Backup Server.
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> * Set up a protection group that contains the VMware VMs you want to back up, specify backup settings, and schedule the backup.
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## Create a secure connection to the vCenter server
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By default, Azure Backup Server communicates with VMware servers over HTTPS. To set up the HTTPS connection, download the VMware certificate authority (CA) certificate and import it on the Azure Backup Server.
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By default, Azure Backup Server communicates with VMware vCenter Server over HTTPS. To set up the HTTPS connection, download the VMware certificate authority (CA) certificate and import it on the Azure Backup Server.
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### Set up the certificate
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/cert-wizard-final-screen.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Certificate Import Wizard.":::
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1. After the certificate import is confirmed, sign in to the vCenter server to confirm that your connection is secure.
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1. After the certificate import is confirmed, sign in to the vCenter Server to confirm that your connection is secure.
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### Enable TLS 1.2 on Azure Backup Server
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VMware 6.7 onwards had TLS enabled as the communication protocol.
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VMware vSphere 6.7 onwards has TLS enabled as the communication protocol.
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1. Copy the following registry settings, and paste them into Notepad. Then save the file as TLS.REG without the .txt extension.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/new-list-of-mabs-creds.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Azure Backup Server Manage Credentials dialog box with new credentials displayed.":::
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## Add the vCenter server to Azure Backup Server
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## Add the vCenter Server to Azure Backup Server
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1. In the Azure Backup Server console, select **Management** > **Production Servers** > **Add**.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/production-server-add-wizard.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the VMware Servers option selected.":::
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1. Specify the IP address of the vCenter.
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1. Specify the IP address of the vCenter Server.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/add-vmware-server-provide-server-name.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing how to add a VMware vCenter or ESXi host server and its credentials.":::
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/add-vmware-server-provide-server-name.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing how to add a VMware vCenter Server or ESXi host server and its credentials.":::
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1. In the **SSL Port** box, enter the port used to communicate with the vCenter.
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1. In the **SSL Port** box, enter the port used to communicate with the vCenter Server.
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> [!TIP]
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> Port 443 is the default port, but you can change it if your vCenter listens on a different port.
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> Port 443 is the default port, but you can change it if your vCenter Server listens on a different port.
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1. In the **Specify Credential** box, select the credential that you created in the previous section.
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1. Select **Add** to add the vCenter to the servers list, and select **Next**.
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1. Select **Add** to add the vCenter Server to the servers list, and select **Next**.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/add-vmware-server-credentials.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the VMware server and credentials defined.":::
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/add-vmware-server-credentials.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the VMware vCenter Server and credentials defined.":::
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1. On the **Summary** page, select **Add** to add the vCenter to Azure Backup Server.
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1. On the **Summary** page, select **Add** to add the vCenter Server to Azure Backup Server.
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The new server gets added immediately. vCenter doesn't need an agent.
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The new vCenter Server gets added immediately. vCenter Server doesn't need an agent.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/tasks-screen.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the summary of the VMware server and credentials defined and the Add button selected.":::
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/tasks-screen.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the summary of the VMware vCenter Server and credentials defined and the Add button selected.":::
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1. On the **Finish** page, review the settings, and then select **Close**.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/summary-screen.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the summary of the VMware server and credentials added.":::
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/summary-screen.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Production Server Addition Wizard showing the summary of the VMware vCenter Server and credentials added.":::
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You see the vCenter server listed under **Production Server** with:
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- Type as **VMware Server**
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1. On the **Specify Online Retention Policy** page, indicate how long you want to keep the recovery points created from the backups to Azure.
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- There's no time limit for how long you can keep data in Azure.
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- The only limit is that you can't have more than 9,999 recovery points per protected instance. In this example, the protected instance is the VMware server.
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- The only limit is that you can't have more than 9,999 recovery points per protected instance. In this example, the protected instance is the VMware vCenter Server.
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:::image type="content" source="../backup/media/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware/retention-policy.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Create New Protection Group Wizard to specify online retention policy.":::
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1. Using the **Browse** pane, browse or filter to find the VM you want to recover. After you select a VM or folder, the **Recovery points for pane display the available recovery points.
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1. In the **Recovery points for** pane, select a date when a recovery point was taken. For example, calendar dates in bold have available recovery points. Alternately, you can right-click the VM, select **Show all recovery points**, and then select the recovery point from the list.
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1. Select **Next** to go to the **Specify Recovery Options** screen. Select **Next** again to go to the **Select Recovery Type** screen.
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1. On the **Select Recovery Type** page, either recover to the original instance or a new location.
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1. In the **Recovery points for** pane, use the calendar to select the wanted recovery points' date. Depending on how the backup policy was configured, dates can have more than one recovery point.
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