Use the following steps to create a backup policy:

1. Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager using administrator credentials.
2. On the left pane of the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, click Protection.
3. Select Protection Policies and click ADD.
4. Assign a Name to the policy (for example: Test), and add a valid Description.
5. For Type, select Virtual Machine and click NEXT.
6. Select the purpose of the policy.
7. Select Crash Consistent and click NEXT.
8. Select the VM or VMs which need to be protected and click NEXT.
9. Click BACKUP and schedule the backup per your requirements:

• You can set up hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly backups
• Check Create Full if you want to take a full backup of the VM, and select the duration per your requirements.

10. Click OK to create the backup policy.

Note: There are options to Replicate, Edit, and Delete the selected backup policy. Also, cloud tiering is available, but schedules must have weekly or monthly recurrence and have a retention time of 14 days or greater. Data Domain cloud storage units must be preconfigured on the Data Domain system. 

Also, there is an option to set a backup service level agreement (SLA) for the backup policy. You can create this by clicking SLA and using the drop-down menu to choose from the following options:

• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Compliance window
• Verification if the copies are deleted
• Retention Time Objective

To set the backup SLA, click NEXT, review the summary, and click FINISH.