# Backup on-demand

## Virtual Environments

To perform on-demand backup go to the Instances tab under the Virtual Environment section.

You can click on ![](/files/DonSsb2UH9YlVzRD6y3Z) icon to backup one VM

![](/files/HkFwPPRrMoE9eXo5z1HG)

Or select multiple virtual machines and click on ![](/files/4cQPRk25d3xXDborVGlx) icon to backup them.

![](/files/kx2MNEXS1qILCNmKqApM)

Finally select a backup type, backup destination, when a task should start, priority, and click on the backup button.

![](/files/Cx7NeYJOZPROer9hCnBU)

On the Tasks Console, you can see the progress of the backup task.

![](/files/YZoyCBtkGWCssb2fsobQ)

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**Note:** You can also perform the same action thanks to the CLI interface: [CLI Reference](/backup-and-recovery-7.3/administration/cli-reference.md)
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