VM Disk Filters
Use this area to define criteria for filtering virtual machine disks from any subclient in the backup set. When you perform a backup, the disks that satisfy the specified criteria are automatically excluded from the backup.
This area displays a list of all the defined filters.
Add
Click this button to open the Add Disk Filter dialog, which you can use to define disk filters.
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Virtual Device Node: Select a device node from the list.
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Datastore: Click ... to browse, select a datastore, and click OK. All disks on that datastore will be filtered.
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VMDK Name/Pattern: Enter a pattern for the names of disks to filter (for example, VMName.vmdk, *VMName.vmdk, /**/folder/VM*.vmdk, or [Datastore]*/VM*.vmdk). Letters entered as part of a disk name pattern are case sensitive.
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Hard Disk #: Select the first and last numbers for the range of hard disk labels to filter. For example, hard disk 1 would map internally to scsi(0:0). Consider the following before filtering disks based on a disk number:
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You cannot filter by disk number if the vCenter is non-English.
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When you add disks to a virtual machine, a SCSI ID is assigned to the disk automatically, and the SCSI ID can match a disk number that you have filtered. Do not use this filtering criteria if you add new disks to virtual machines frequently.
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Edit
Select a disk filter entry and click Edit to modify the filter.
Delete
Select a disk filter entry and click Delete to remove the filter from the backup set.
