You can define rules to automatically select instances for backup. Use this dialog box to define or edit rules for automatic instance selection. You can define a single rule or a group of rules.
Options
Rule Group
You can use the following options for each rule:
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(Browse)Select this option to select objects such as hosts or storage. Click
to browse the inventory and select the required object. -
Click this button to add more rules to the rule group
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Click this button to delete a rule from the rule group.
Operators
Use the following operators when defining rules:
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Equals - Select this operator to include instances.
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Does Not Equal - Select this operator to exclude instances. You can use this operator only when you are defining more than one rule.
Multiple Rules
When you are defining multiple rules, you can choose how to combine the rules:
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Match <all> of the following rules
This option is selected by default when you are defining multiple rules. By default, the AND condition is applied to all rules in the Rule Group.
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Match <any> of the following rules
Select this option to apply the OR condition to all rules in the Rule Group.
Rules
You can select the following types of objects to define rules:
Instance Name/Pattern
Enter the display name of the instance or a pattern using wildcards (for example, type Test* to identify instances for which the instance name begins with "Test"). You can also click ... to browse for an instance.
Region
Enter the region name or a region name pattern using wildcards. When you add a region, all instances in the region are selected.
Zone
Enter the zone name or a zone name pattern using wildcards. When you add a zone, all instances in the zone are included in the backup.
Guest OS
Select this option to identify all machines that have an operating system (OS) from a specific OS group. For example, enter Microsoft* to identify all Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Guest DNS Hostname
Select this option to identify all machines that have a specific DNS hostname or pattern. For example, to identify all instances from the "testlab" domain, you can enter *test*.
Instance State
Select the power-on status of the instances to be included in the subclient content. You can select from one of the following options:
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Running: Identify instances that are powered on.
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Stopped: Identify instances that are powered off.