An administrator needs to dynamically add VMware VMs that have a custom application installed to a backup job. How can this job be created?

Veeam Backup & Replication integrates directly with VMware vSphere infrastructure, including its tagging system. To dynamically add VMs based on an installed application, an administrator can create a specific vSphere tag (e.g., "App: CustomApp") and assign it to all relevant VMs. A Veeam backup job can then be configured to use this tag as its source object. When the job runs, it queries vCenter Server for all VMs with that specific tag and includes them in the backup. This method ensures that as new VMs are provisioned and tagged, or as tags are removed, the backup job's scope is automatically and dynamically updated without requiring manual edits to the job itself.

A. Using the RESTful API is a complex, programmatic approach for automation, not the standard, built-in method for creating a dynamically populated job within the console.

B. This is overly specific to Veeam Enterprise Manager and incorrectly assumes the use of "both tags," which is not a requirement stated in the question.

D. This method requires external scripting and manual or scripted updates to a CSV file, making it less integrated and less "dynamic" than using native vSphere tags.

1. Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for VMware vSphere v12: In the section "Creating VM and vApp Backup Jobs

" the "Virtual Machines" step details how to add objects to a job. It states: "When you add a container to the job... The job will process all VMs that are children of the added container at the time the job is started." The "Tags" view is listed as one such container

confirming its use for dynamic job population.

2. Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Best Practices: The "Job Configuration" section

under the subsection "VM Grouping

" recommends using vSphere tags to group virtual machines based on criteria such as application type or service level agreement (SLA). This aligns perfectly with the scenario of grouping VMs by a "custom application" for backup.

3. VMCE v12 Student Guide: Module 2

"Building Backup Capabilities

" explicitly covers the creation of backup jobs. It details the use of vSphere containers

including hosts

clusters

folders

resource pools

and tags

as a primary method for dynamically selecting VMs for protection.