# HPE SimpliVity Storware Backup & Recovery supports agent-less data protection for the HPE SimpliVity environment. Both full and incremental backups are supported. The backup process is similar to that used in the VMware vSphere/ESXi environment. {% hint style="info" %} **Note:** For more details, please refer to this [page](/backup-and-recovery-71/protecting-virtual-machines/virtual-machines/vmware-vsphere.md) {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.storware.eu/backup-and-recovery-71/protecting-virtual-machines/virtual-machines/hpe-simplivity.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.