# Manage VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage Subclients

Subclients contain information about what data is backed up. You can create a user-defined subclient to manage and back up specific shares and share contents.

Two different subclients may contain instances the same content. Regardless, the content is backed up for each subclient.

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

## Add a User-defined Subclient for VAST Data Exported to CIFS

### Before You Begin

- Verify that all Windows data access nodes have access and permissions to the CIFS share.

- Verify that the user credentials used to access the subclient have read and write permissions on the CIFS share. You can use the Impersonate user option to perform backups or to browse the subclient for content using these credentials.

Important

- An NFS subclient cannot contain a mix of content formats. To start using the auto-mount format, create a new subclient.

  - Auto-mount format: The content path begins with the file server interface. For example: file_server_interface:/NFS_export_path.

  - Mount point format: The content path includes the mount point. For example: /mount/nfs.

### Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The Overview page appears.

2. Go to the Files tab, and then click the VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage server.

   The file server page appears.

3. Under Protocols, click CIFS or NFS.

   The protocol Overview page appears.

4. On the Subclients tab, on the right of the page, click Add subclient.

   The Add Subclient page appears.

5. In the Name box, enter a name for the subclient.

6. From the Backup sets list, select the backup set.

7. Click Next.

   The Plan page appears.

### Plan

1. From the Plan list, select the backup plan to use for the subclient.

2. Click Next.

   The Content page appears.

### Backup Content

1. Specify the content to be backed up by the subclient.

2. Click Submit.

## Modify VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage Subclient Contents

You can modify the backup contents that are defined for existing subclients, default or user-defined.

### Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The Overview page appears.

2. Go to the Files tab, and then click the VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage server.

   The file server page appears.

3. Under Protocols, click CIFS or NFS.

   The protocol Overview page appears.

4. On the Subclients tab, click the subclient for which you want to modify the backup content.

   The subclient Overview page appears.

5. On the Content tile, click Edit .

   The Add/Edit content dialog box appears.

6. To modify the backup content, do the following:

   1. To add the content to back up, in the Content area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      - To enter paths to items you want to include in backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a path, and then click the add button.

      - To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click Browse.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. For CIFS subclients: In the CIFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the CIFS share to be backed up.

           For NFS subclients: In the NFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the NFS export to be backed up.

        3. From the Access node list, select the access node, and then click Browse.

           The Add content dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to include in the backup and then click Save.

   2. To add filters to exclude items from backups, in the Exclusions area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      - To enter paths to items you want to exclude from backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button.

      - To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click Browse.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. For CIFS subclients: In the CIFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the CIFS share to be backed up.

           For NFS subclients: In the NFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the NFS export to be backed up.

        3. From the Access node list, select the access node, and then click Browse.

           The Add exclusions dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to exclude in the backup and then click Save.

   3. You can add the exceptions on the excluded data. To do so, move the Define exceptions toggle key to the right, and then click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      - To enter paths to items you want to exempt from the excluded data, in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button.

      - To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click Browse.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. For CIFS subclients: In the CIFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the CIFS share to be backed up.

           For NFS subclients: In the NFS Interface IP box, enter the interface IP fo the NFS export to be backed up.

        3. From the Access node list, select the access node, and then click Browse.

           The Add exceptions dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to except from the excluded data and then click Save.

   4. From the Include global exclusions list, select one the following:

      - Off: To disable global filters for this subclient; only subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      - On: To enable global filters for this subclient; both global and subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      - Use cell level policy: To include global filters for this subclient only if the Use Global Filters on All Subclients option is selected in the Global Filters.

7. Click Save.

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