To exclude a VM disk from backups, create a disk filter.
Note
You can only filter non-OS disks. If a filter matches an OS disk, Commvault ignores the filter and backs up the OS disk.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Virtual machines page appears.
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On the Hypervisors tab, click the hypervisor.
The hypervisor page appears.
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Click the VM group that you want to create a disk filter for.
The VM group page appears.
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In the Content section, click Manage.
The VM group content dialog box appears.
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On the Disk Filters tab, click Add rule.
The Add disk filter dialog box appears.
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From the Disk filter type list, select one of the following:
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To filter disks by name, select Disk name or pattern, and then enter the name of the disk or pattern that you want to filter.
You can use the "*" wildcard to represent a string of characters.
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To filter disks that exist in a storage domain, select Storage domain, and then select the relevant storage domain.
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Click OK.