XVault is a VMware-integrated virtual machine backup and recovery utility in XInsight. It provides agentless backup and flexible recovery for virtual machines managed by VMware vCenter.
XVault uses supported QSAN storage as the backup destination and provides centralized management for VMware inventories, backup destinations, backup tasks, restore jobs, and events.
How XVault Works #
A typical XVault workflow includes adding a VMware vCenter inventory, configuring a backup destination, creating a backup task, and restoring virtual machines when needed.
XVault supports full and incremental backups. A full backup creates a complete VM backup as the baseline, while an incremental backup transfers only data changed since the previous backup.
Access XVault #
- Click the application menu icon in the upper-left corner of XInsight.
- Select XVault.
The XVault Overview page opens.
From XVault, use Inventory to manage VM source environments such as VMware vCenter, Destination to configure backup storage, and Jobs to manage backup and restore operations.
Note: Only supported QSAN devices can be used for XVault backup destinations and jobs.
