Subclients contain information about what data is backed up. You can create a user-defined subclient to manage and back up data on SMB shares.
Subclients can contain a combination of files and directories.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > File servers.
The File servers page appears.
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Click the file server.
The file server page appears.
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Under Agents, click Windows File System.
The Windows File System page appears.
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In the Subclients area, click Add subclient.
The Add Subclient page appears.
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In the General area, in the Subclient Name box, type the subclient name.
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In the Backup method box, select CIFS .
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In the Proxy box, select a computer that has the Windows File System Agent installed and has access to the SMB shares.
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In the Plan box, select a server plan.
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On the Content tab, choose the data to include in the backup.
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To enter paths you want to include in backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter the path for SMB shares, and then click the add
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To select items from a file system view of the server, click Browse, and then select the check boxes for the items that you want to include in backups.
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To use a saved user credentials to access the file system, click Impersonate user, and then select the credential to use.
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To add filters to exclude items from backups, in the Exclusions tab, do the following:
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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
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To select items from a file system view of the server, click Browse, and then select the check boxes for the items that you want to exclude from backups.
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To configure how global exceptions are applied to the subclient, from the Include global exception filters list, select one of the following:
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Use cell level policy (default): Enables or disables the global exceptions for the subclient depending on whether the Use global filters on all subclients option is enabled for the environment.
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On: Enables the global exceptions for the subclient.
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Off: Disables the global exceptions for the subclient.
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To configure exceptions to the exclusion filters, in the Exceptions tab, do the following:
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To enter paths to items you want to except from the backup filters (exclusions), in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add
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To select items from a file system view of the server, click Browse, and then select the check boxes for the items that you want to except from the backup filters (exclusions).
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Click Save.