# Initial Backups Setup

Global Backup settings (Administration > Settings > Backups), Storage Providers (Infrastructure > Storage) and Execution Schedules (Library > Automation > Execute Scheduling) should be configured prior to creating backups. Global backup settings are where scheduled backups can be globally enabled or disabled and certain global backup default settings can be configured. Storage providers include local and remote configured storage locations that can be used as backup targets. Execution schedules are timed intervals at which individual automated backup jobs will run. See the next two sections for full details on global backup settings and configuring execution schedules. See VM Essentials UI [storage documentation](https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/latest/infrastructure/storage/storage.html) for more information about configuring local and remote storage targets and/or integrating with third party storage providers.

**Subtopics**  

- **[Global Backups Settings](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-008AF6CD-E219-4D76-B175-B763E5C397CE.html)**
- **[Execution Schedules](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-FCC43C3E-1AB9-4911-BA1B-3F30913DA099.html)**
