Complete the Guided Setup for GlusterFS

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

The File system package must be installed on the access node.

Go to the File Servers Guided Setup

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

   The Welcome page appears.

2. Click Configure on the Files tile to complete the guided setup for file servers.

3. If you already completed the guided setup, click Go to App.

   The Files page appears.

Start the Configuration Wizard

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

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

   The Overview page appears.

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

   The Configure File Server page appears.

3. Select GlusterFS as the server type, and then click Next.

   The Add GlusterFS page of the configuration wizard appears 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 backup plan.

   The backup 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.