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how acronis backup decide the order of VMs being backup

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Hi,

Each of my backup task includes multiple VMs. Is there any way that I can control the sequence of the VM being backup? I understand that there is no option to set the order but if you can explain how the software decide the backup sequence?

Thank you,
Aldous

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Hi Aldous,

The VM backup order within a backup task is defined by InstanceUUID property of the VMs. The VMs are processed in alphabetic order depending on InstanceUUID. For example:

VM1 has InstanceUUID="503a4ecc-8315-dc06-e2d7-707e3ca86b9d"
VM2 has InstanceUUID="503a3fe5-a5ba-0684-bc6f-337b811cd796"

VM2 will be backed up first and VM1 will be backed up after that. If you change VM2 InstanceUUID to "503aafe5-a5ba-0684-bc6f-337b811cd796" (note the 5th symbol 'a' which is lower than '4'), then VM1 will be backed up first.

I have personally tested this way of affecting the VM backup order and it does work. There is one thing to note though: if you change InstanceUUID property for a VM, then this VM will disappear from a previously configured backup task (which identifies VMs by their InstanceUUIDs) and you'll need to edit the backup task and re-select the VM.

The instructions on how to change InstanceUUIDs manually can be found here: https://kb.acronis.com/content/36100 (see the screen shots under cut in the "solutions" section) or here: https://kb.acronis.com/content/32243 (solution C).

Thank you.
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Best regards,
Vasily
Acronis Virtualization Program Manager