# Configure a subclient for Pinecone backups

You can configure a subclient to back up and protect specific data in your Pinecone account at a particular time or frequency. You can define subclient contents at index or namespace level.

To create a user-defined subclient, do the following:

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > AI & Analytics.

2. Click the Pinecone instance.

3. On the Subclients tab, click Add subclient.

4. In Subclient name, enter a name for the subclient.

5. From the Plan list, select a backup plan.

6. Under Backup content, click Add, and then Browse to select indexes to include.

7. Click Save.

## Modify settings for a subclient

After you add a Pinecone subclient, you can modify its settings to change the backup plan, change the SLA, and modify the backup content.

### Go to the Pinecone application

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > AI & Analytics.

2. Click the Pinecone application.

3. On the Subclients tab, click the subclient.

## Configure subclient-specific settings

Use these settings to control how Pinecone backups run for the subclient.

- Number of data streams: You can update the number of streams to control concurrent transfer threads for backup and restore.

- Backup plan: Select a different backup plan after you configure backups for Pinecone. For information about backup plan settings, see Backup Plans.

- Content: You can either use rules to automatically include content or you can select specific objects.

  - Use rules (recommended): Define rules to automatically include indexes or namespaces based on naming patterns or other criteria. This approach is better for dynamic environments where new data is created regularly.

  - Select specific data: Choose individual indexes or namespaces to include in backups. Use this approach for smaller or static environments where the data set does not change frequently.

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