Edit a Hyper-V backup job

You can edit an existing Hyper-V backup job to change one or more of the following:

•      VMs that are included in the job

•      Encryption password and password hint

•      Schedules and retention types

You cannot change a backup job’s name or vault connection.

Because each VM is backed up as a separate safeset on the vault, you can move a VM from one backup job to another without causing the backup to reseed.  As long as both jobs use the same encryption password and back up VMs to the same vault, moving a VM from one job to another does not cause the VM to reseed.

To edit a Hyper-V backup job:

1.   On the navigation bar, click Computers.

The Computers page shows registered computers and environments.

2.   Click the Hyper-V environment row.

3.   Do one of the following:

•      On the Jobs tab, in the Jobs column, click the name of the job that you want to edit.

•      On the Jobs tab, find the job that you want to edit. In its Select Action menu, click Edit Job.

•      On the Virtual Machines tab, in the Jobs column, click the name of the job that you want to edit.

•      On the Virtual Machines tab, click a VM that belongs to the job you want to edit. In the Select Action menu, click Edit Job.

4.   In the Edit Job dialog box, change the job description, encryption password, or password hint, if desired.

VMs in the backup job appear in the Protected by this job box.

5.   Do one or more of the following to add VMs to or remove VMs from the job:

•      To find one or more VMs in the Unprotected or Protected box, enter characters from the VM names in the associated Filter VMs box.

•      To add all VMs in the Unprotected box to the backup job, click Protect all.

•      To add some VMs in the Unprotected box to the backup job, select the VMs in the Unprotected box, and then click Protect selected.

To select multiple VMs in the list, press CTRL and click the VM names. To select multiple consecutive VMs in the list, press Shift and then click the first and last VM that you want to select. 

•      To remove all VMs in the Protected by this job box from the backup job, click Unprotect all.

•      To remove some VMs in the Protected by this job box from the backup job, select the VMs in the Protected by this job box, and then click Unprotect selected.

To select multiple VMs in the list, press CTRL and click the VM names. To select multiple consecutive VMs in the list, press Shift and then click the first and last VM that you want to select. 

Ensure that each VM that you want to include in the backup job appears in the Protected by this job box.

Note: When editing a Hyper-V job, you cannot select VMs from a list to include or exclude, as you can when adding a job. See Add a Hyper-V backup job by selecting VMs.

6.   To schedule the backup job to run, click Schedule. In the Schedule box that appears, create one or more schedules. See Add or edit a schedule for a Hyper-V backup job.

7.   Click Save.