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Considerations for asset-level backups

Consider the following when preparing for asset-level backups:

Maximum file pathname lengths
Default exclusions for asset-level backups
Exclude active databases from asset-level backups
Mac OS X Sleep Mode

Maximum file pathname lengths

For some Unitrends agents, there is a maximum file pathname size limitation. File pathnames that

exceed this limit are not included in the backup. Agents affected by this restriction and supported

maximum file pathname lengths are noted in the following table.

Unitrends agent

Maximum file pathname length

Windows

32 KB

Linux

4 KB

Solaris

1 KB

Mac OS X

1 KB

Default exclusions for asset-level backups

By default, certain files and directories are excluded from asset-level backups of Windows and Linux assets. For details, see the following topics:

Exclude active databases from asset-level backups

Unitrends recommends excluding all active databases from asset-level backups. Run application-level backups to protect active databases. For information on application backups, see Application Backups Overview.

Some active databases are automatically excluded with asset-level backups, as described here:

Exchange — All transaction log files (i.e., .LOG files), the Exchange database (i.e., .EDB files), and streaming content files (i.e., .STM files) are excluded. See Automatic exclusion of application data during asset-level backups.
SQL — The following extensions are excluded from SQL user databases if the SQL VSS component is running on the Windows asset: .mdf, .ldf, and .ndf. Files in SQL database/log directories are excluded. See Automatic exclusion of SQL data during asset-level backups.

Mac OS X Sleep Mode

Either disable or configure the Mac OS X Sleep Mode to accommodate scheduled backups.