# Backup Plans
## Accessing Backup Plans
1. Log in to the T4K **Management Console**.
2. From the left panel menu, click **Backup & Recovery**.
3. Select one of your clusters from the left panel menu, which displays a dropdown menu for you to select from.
4. From this dropdown menu, select **Backupplans**.
5. From the page displayed, choose what you want to configure or action. Refer to the following image and descriptions in the associated table.
## Backup Plans Overview
| Field No. | Field/Button Name | Description |
| --------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Namespace selector | This dropdown lists all namespaces in the selected cluster alphabetically. Click one or all to display the selection. |
| 2 | Search | The search field may be used to find the backup plan that you want to display. The list filters as you type. |
| 3 | Filters by backup plan type | Use this filter dropdown fields to narrow your search for backup plans of a certain type. The options are:
- All
- Operator
- Helm
- Custom
- Namespace
- Multi-namespace
|
| 4 | Name | This column provides the name of each backup. |
| 5 | Namespace | This indicates which namespace that the backup plan is found in. |
| 6 | Status | To show availability of successful backups. |
| 7 | Type | This indicates what type of backup that it is: **Application,** **Namespace**, or **Multi-namespace**. |
| 8 | Target | This displays the target for the backup. |
| 9 | Actions | This button displays a dropdown menu of further actions that can be taken in relation to a single backup. Menu options are:
- Edit
- Create Backup
- View Backup & Restore summary
- View YAML
- Delete
Refer to: /pages/v0Q10qUIXp7o0DsRc96Y
|
| 10 | Schedule icon | This icon shows whether a backup has had a schedule configured or not. |
| 11 | Encrypted icon | This icon shows whether a backup is encrypted or not. |
| 12 | Immutable icon | This icon shows whether a backup is immutable or not. |
| 13 | Selector checkboxes | Checkboxes may be selected/deselected to facilitate the execution of comparing two YAML files associated with different backups. You cannot select more than two to compare. |
| 14 | Create New | Create a new backup plan by selecting this dropdown. Select from **Application**, **Single Namespace**, or **Multi-namespace**. Refer to: [Create Backup Plans](/kubernetes/4.0.x/getting-started/using-trilio/getting-started-with-management-console/navigating-intro/backup-and-recovery/backupplans/create-backup-plans.md) |
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