# VM Essentials Backup Settings

Scheduled Backups
:   Enable automatic scheduled backups for provisioned instances

Create Backups
:   When enabled, VM Essentials will automatically configure instances for manual or scheduled backups

Backup Appliance
:   When enabled, a backup will be created for the VM Essentials appliance database. Select the `Backup` text link to view or edit settings related to the appliance backup

Default Backup Bucket
:   Select an existing bucket as the default for future backup runs. Click the `Infrastructure Storage` text link to add a new storage bucket to VM Essentials if needed

Default Backup Schedule
:   Choose a default schedule interval for automated backups. The available selections in this dropdown menu are Execution Schedules defined in Library > Automation > Execute Scheduling

Default Backup Retention
:   Choose the default number of backups to be retained for automated Instance and appliance backup jobs

Default Synthetic Full Backup enabled
:   When enabled, full synthetic backups will be on by default in addition to standard backups for supported workload types

Default Synthetic Full Backup Schedule
:   Choose a default schedule interval for full synthetic backups. The available selections in this dropdown menu are Execution Schedules defined in Library > Automation > Execute Scheduling
