# Backup on-demand

## Virtual Environments

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

You can click on ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/V0HPAD3Q55D11WojAxnV/administration-virtual_environments-instances-backup-on-demand-icon.png) icon to backup one VM

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/BmQwTUOqbue7JVHAWpzQ/administration-virtual_environments-instances-general_1.png)

Or select multiple virtual machines and click on ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/NExAXNoSM4J9FgnK4yWT/administration-virtual_environments-instances-backup-on-demand-icon_label.png) icon to backup them.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/GAVirCgXXPTg2g5oag1B/administration-virtual_environments-instances-backup-on-demand-virtual-environments.png)

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

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/qlEzRFGkbwgKYNAaJoO8/administration-virtual_environments-instances-backup-on-demand-virtual-environments_2.png)

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

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/0FWMFN0y1yUTAd3cSRaK/blobs/eTSAecdLiW7aI1oTQJSt/administration-virtual_environments-instances-backup-on-demand-virtual-environments_3.png)

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**Note:** You can also perform the same action thanks to the CLI interface: [CLI Reference](https://docs.storware.eu/backup-and-recovery-7.4/administration/cli-reference)
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