Complete the Guided Setup for GlusterFS

The file servers guided setup guides you through creating a server backup plan and adding the GlusterFS server.

Go to the File Servers Guided Setup

1. From the navigation pane, go to Guided setup.

   The Welcome page appears.

2. Complete the guided setup for file servers.

   If you already completed the guided setup, the File servers page appears.

Add the GlusterFS Server

When you add a file server, a backup set, and a default subclient are automatically created.

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > File servers.

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the File Servers tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add server.

   The Add server dialog box appears.

3. Click the GlusterFS tile, and then clikc Next.

   The Add GlusterFS dialog box appears.

4. In the Name box, type a name for the server.

5. From the Access node list, select the access node to use for the server.

6. From the Plan list, select the server plan.

   The plan defines the storage for the backup data, the RPO (recovery point objective), and the data retention period.

7. In the Backup content section, choose the data to include for backups:

   1. Click Add.

   2. To enter paths to items you want to back up, click Custom path, enter paths to items you want to include in backups, and then click the add button +.

      By default, the entire GlusterFS file system is backed up.

8. In the Exclusions section, add filters to exclude items from backups:

   1. Click Add.

   2. To enter paths to items you want to exclude from backups, click Custom path, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button +.

9. Click Save.