# Backup & Recovery

## Accessing Backup & Recovery

1. Log in to the T4K **Management Console**.
2. From the left panel menu, click **Backup & Recovery**.
3. From the page and left panel menu displayed, choose what you want to configure or action. Refer to the following image and descriptions in the associated table.

### Backup & Recovery Menu Overview

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<table><thead><tr><th width="111.33333333333331">Field No.</th><th width="239">Field/Button Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Back button</td><td>Pressing this returns a user to the <strong>Cluster Management</strong> (Home) page.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Cluster Search</td><td>Use this search field to find the clusters that you want to display.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cluster selection</td><td>This is the cluster that has been selected. The dropdown symbol at the right side of this field hides/displays the associated menu below. The same menu (fields 4-9) is displayed below whatever cluster that is selected.</td></tr><tr><td>3a</td><td>Cluster Health</td><td>Clicking this icon displays a pop-up window with an overview of T4K deployment and target browser pod health.</td></tr><tr><td>3b</td><td>License Information</td><td>Clicking this displays an overview of the <strong>License Edition,</strong> the <strong>Capacity</strong> (CPUs) covered by the license, the <strong>Expiry</strong> date, the T4K Build Version and an option to <strong>Update License Key</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Namespaces</td><td>Clicking this displays all the namespaces associated with the selected cluster.</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Applications</td><td>Provides an overview of available application Labels, Helm &#x26; Operator, and Objects to individually backup.</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Virtual Machines</td><td>Provide the overview of all available Virtual Machines</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Backupplans</td><td>Create backup plans here for applications, single namespaces, or multiple namespaces.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Targets</td><td>This provides an overview of all targets in the entire cluster, providing the full status and size of associated backups.</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Hooks</td><td>This provides an overview of all available hooks, showing the namepsace that they are associated with, as well as <strong>Pre Commands</strong> and <strong>Post Commands</strong>. User may also create new hooks.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Policies</td><td>Here a user can get a complete summary of all <strong>Scheduling Policies</strong>, which dictates how often a backup is created. <strong>Retention Policies</strong> are also summarised here, which dictate how many backups are retained at one time.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Refer to the following child pages for a step-by-step guide for each of the multiple options and actions available.