Backup Destination

Key:

Field Description
Name Name of the backup destination.
Type Backup destination type, either Single storage destination or Destination pool.
Run Direct This option will be shown when you configure a VMware ESXi or vCenter backup set. This feature will allow the user to restore virtual machine almost instantly. It is done by mounting the backup destination as a data store, where the guest VM will be run backup directly from the backup file. The Run Direct checkbox is enabled by default.

Note: In order to use the Run Direct feature, your VMware ESXi or vCenter host must be running with a paid VMware license key, i.e. VMware Essentials License or above, which supports the change block tracking (CBT) feature.
Destination storage Backup destination storage which can be set to Local / Mapped Drive / Network Drive / Removable Drive, Cloud storage or FTP/SFTP. Selection varies depending on your backup module.