1 Select the ESX server in the Navigation pane and click Backup.
2 On the 1-Time Backup or Schedule Backup tab, VMs display in the Select Items list. To refresh the list, click the Reload icon in the bottom right.
3 The Credential icon to the right of the each VM indicates whether a credential has been set.
• If you see a red X on the credential icon, no credential has been set for the VM.
• If you do not see a red X, a credential has been set for the VM.
4 The light bulb icon to the right of each VM indicates whether its credential is enabled for backup and restore.
• Light gray indicates no credential has been set for the VM.
• Dark gray indicates a credential has been set but is not enabled.
• Yellow indicates a credential has been set and is enabled. Application-aware backup and restore will be used for the VM.