In the table, select one or more virtual machines.
If you want to assign the same protection profile to all virtual machines that are child objects of a single virtual Datacenter, select this Datacenter in the table. You can simultaneously select multiple virtual machines or other virtual infrastructure objects in the table by holding down the CTRL key.
Click the Select protection profile button.
The Selecting protection profile window opens.
Select one of the following options:
Inherit parent protection profile: <name>. Select this option if you want to assign the protection profile of the parent object to a virtual machine or other virtual infrastructure object.
Use protection profile. Select this option and indicate the protection profile name in the drop-down list to assign this protection profile to a virtual machine or other virtual infrastructure object. The list contains the main protection profile and all additional protection profiles that you configured in this policy.
If the selected virtual infrastructure object has child objects, the protection profile is assigned to the object and to all of its child objects, including objects that have been assigned their own protection profile or that have been excluded from protection. If you want to assign the protection profile only to the selected virtual infrastructure object and to its child objects that inherit the protection profile and that have not been excluded from protection, clear the Apply to all child objects check box.
Click OK.
The Selecting protection profile window will close, and the assigned protection profile will be displayed in the table in the Protected infrastructure subsection.
In the Properties: <Policy name> window, click OK.