You can customize the backup content for a file server.
The backup content originally comes from the server plan that is associated with the file server. If you customize the backup content for the file server, the backup content on the server plan is not affected.
The following tabs are available to add customized content:
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On the Content tab, you specify the content that you want to back up.
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On the Exclusions tab, you specify the content that you do not want to back up.
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On the Exceptions tab, you specify exceptions to the content that you specified in the exclusions list.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > File servers.
The Overview page appears.
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Go to the File servers tab.
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In the row for the server, click the action button
, and then click Manage plan.The Plan dialog box appears. The plan associated with the file server and the backup content defined in the plan are displayed.
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Move the Define your own backup content toggle key to the right.
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Click Add and complete the following steps to add customized content:
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Option
On tabs
Steps
Browse
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Content
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Exclusions
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Exceptions
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Click Browse.
The Select a path dialog box appears.
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Select a file or folder.
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Click Save.
The path is added to the Files and folders table.
Custom path
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Content
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Exclusions
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Exceptions
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Type a path, and then click the add
button.The path is added to the Files and folders table.
Content Library
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Content
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Exclusions
Use the Content Library to select well known folders, such as Desktop, and file types.
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Click Content Library.
The Add content dialog box appears.
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Select content.
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Click Save.
The path is added to the Files and folders table.
Impersonate user
- Content
Use Impersonate user to use a saved user credential to access the file system.
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Click Edit against Impersonation account.
The Impersonate user dialog box appears.
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From the Credential list, select the user credential.
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Click Save.
Files and folders
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Content
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Exclusions
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Exceptions
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Select the check boxes.
Important
If you do not select a check box, then that content is not included, excluded, or excepted from the exclusions.
Include global exclusions
- Exclusions
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From the list, select one of the following options:
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Use cell level policy (default): Enables or disables the global exclusions for the default subclient depending on whether the Use global exclusions on all subclients option is enabled for the environment.
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On: Enables the global exclusions for the default subclient.
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Off: Disables the global exclusions for the default subclient.
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Click Save.