# Configuring Backups during Provisioning

When Backups are enabled, Backup options are presented in the AUTOMATION tab of the provisioning wizard. Note that your default backup bucket and default backup schedule will be set according to your global backup settings as mentioned in the previous sections.

NOTE

The Backup options presented in the Automation tab can be disabled using a “Create Backup” Policy. See ../administration/policies/policies

BACKUP TYPE
:   Select the type for the Backup. Backup Types displayed will be filtered by available options for the selected Instance Layout

BACKUP NAME
:   Defaults to the Instance name

BACKUP TARGET
:   Select the Storage Provider target for the Backup (when applicable)

BACKUP JOB TYPE
:   Create a new job, clone an existing job, or Add to existing job

JOB NAME
:   Defaults to the Instance name

RETENTION COUNT
:   Maximum number of successful backups to retain

BACKUP SCHEDULE
:   Select the schedule for the backup job from the list of existing execution schedules

SYNTHETIC FULL (Currently only available for KVM VM Snapshot-type backups, such as those used with HVM Instances. More Layout types are expected to support synthetic full backups in the future)
:   When checked, an additional schedule is configured for the backup job during which a synthetic full backup will be taken. In general, this should be on a longer time period than that at which standard backups (full backup followed by incremental backups) are configured

SYNTHETIC FULL SCHEDULE
:   Select the schedule for the backup job on which synthetic full backups should be taken

Backup Types displayed will be filtered by available options per selected Instance Layout.
