Modifying the Default Subclient for NFS Exports

When you create a Nutanix Files client, a default backup set is automatically created, which contains a default subclient. The default subclient does not contain any content by default.

The default subclient does not back up the content that is specified in other subclients within the same backup set.

You can configure at least one or more data access nodes as backup nodes for the Nutanix Files subclient. The backup operation runs on the selected nodes. You can set data access nodes at the agent level or at the subclient level. The nodes set at the subclient level take precedence in such cases.

Before You Begin

Review the considerations for the auto-mount and mount formats.

For the default subclient, you can use either the auto-mount format or the mount point format.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > Linux File System > defaultBackupSet.

2. Right-click the default subclient, and then click Properties.

   The Subclient Properties dialog box appears.

3. On the Content tab, add the paths to the content you want to back up:

   1. To browse and select the shares available on the on file server, click Browse.

      The Browse Configuration dialog box appears.

      1. From the Proxy list, click the proxy to use to browse for the shares.

      2. Click OK.

         The Browsing contents dialog appears.

      3. Click the NFS export that you want to backup, and then click Add.

         Note

         Add paths from the same share to the subclient.

      4. Click Close.

4. On the Storage Device tab, in the Storage Policy list, click a storage policy name to associate with the subclient.

   Tip

   To create a new storage policy, click Create Storage Policy and follow the instructions in the storage policy creation wizard.

5. On the Data Access Nodes tab, under Available Data Access Nodes, select at least one or more data access nodes that will participate in the backup operation, and then click Add.

   Note

   • You can select a client or a client group (containing Linux clients) from the available nodes list.

   • On the Performance tab, ensure that you select the Allow multiple readers within a drive or mount point check box, and then increase the number of data readers as needed based on the number of data access nodes added.

   • On the Advanced Options tab, ensure that you select the Reconcile Backup check box.

   • All of the participating backup nodes must be at the same service pack level.

6. Click OK.