Backup data for VMware Engine can be stored in multiple locations. Each location may provide a different combination of storage cost, recovery time objective (RTO), number of copies, and network access cost. There are four main options for storing backups on Google Cloud: Persistent disks attached to Compute Engine instance — Compute Engine instances can export an NFS mount on a persistent disk to a backup server. Filestore instances — you can also use the Google Cloud Filestore managed service to export NFS volumes and use them as backup storage. Learn more about four main options for storing backups on Google Cloud in detail