Agent--SmartX

1.1 Create Virtualization Platform

Prerequisites

• Created a storage repository.
• Created a service plan.

Steps

Step 1: Click [Backup Service] - [Virtualization] from the system menu.Step 2: Click the [Add] button in [Virtualization Platform], and a dialog box will appear.

Step 3: Select the SmartX icon and click [Next Step] to enter the Add Virtualization Platform page.

Parameter Name	Description	Configuration Principle
Platform Name	Cannot be entered manually	The name will be obtained through the API
CloudTower API Address	Text input box, required, manual input	Enter the correct address
Account	Text input box, required	Enter the correct username
Password	Password input type, required, manual input	Enter the correct password
Access Node	Single choice, required	Select the appropriate access node

Step 4: After filling in the form, click [Confirm]. A success message will appear.

1.2 Create Virtual Machine Group

Prerequisites

• The virtualization platform has been created.

Steps

Step 1: Click the [Add] button in [Virtual Machine Group] to open the [Add Virtual Machine Group] page.Step 2: Fill in the parameters for the virtual machine group, including the VMs to be backed up and filters to exclude VMs that do not need to be backed up.Step 3: Select the VMs to be backed up and click [Confirm].Step 4: Click [Confirm] again, and a success message will appear.

1.3 Backup Virtual Machine Group

Prerequisites

• A virtual machine group has been created.

Steps

Step 1: Click [Virtual Machine Group] - [Operation] - [Backup] and choose either Full or Incremental backup. Click [Confirm].Step 2: After the job starts successfully, go to [Monitoring Center] - [Jobs] - [Active Jobs] to view the running job.Step 3: After the backup is complete, go to [Monitoring Center] - [Jobs] - [Job History] to view the backup set job. The job status should be "Completed".

1.4 Virtual Machine Recovery

Prerequisites

• A full or incremental backup of the virtual machine group has been performed.

Steps

Step 1: Click [Backup Service] - [Virtualization] - [Virtual Machine] from the system menu.

Step 2: Select the VMs to be recovered from the [Virtual Machine] list, click [Add to Recovery Set], and then click the adjacent logo.Step 3: A Recovery Set window will pop up. Search for the recovery point based on the time range or recent recovery point criteria, then click [Confirm].Step 4: Select the recovery point and the backup job ID to be restored, click [Next], and choose Full Virtual Machine (client file recovery is not supported for now).Step 5: Choose [In-Place Recovery]. If the VM exists and needs to be overwritten, turn on the "Unconditional Overwrite" option.Step 6: Alternatively, choose [Cross-Machine Recovery], select the appropriate configuration, and click [Confirm].Step 7: Once the job starts successfully, go to [Monitoring Center] - [Jobs] - [Active Jobs] to view the running job.Step 8: After the job completes, go to [Monitoring Center] - [Jobs] - [Job History] to view the job and its status.