You must back up the VMs for VMware Aria Automation components in a specific order.
When you use backup tools to schedule backups for your VMware Aria Automation deployment, you must back up the components in the following order:
![Aria Automation Backup Order](images/GUID-6E022F59-487A-485E-95A1-F5D1B4DAD870-high.png)
If you have multiple components on a VM, select the order considering the latter component on the VM from the list.
If VMware Automation Orchestrator is a standalone component, then it should be backed up in no particular order before VMware Aria Automation components.