To specify excludes

You can specify the folders and files to exclude from a one-time backup or scheduled backup. This is supported for all clients. The exclude selection is available at the file level. Wildcards are supported for most clients. Wildcards are not supported for Linux, Unix, and CIFS/NFS NAS clients.

     The exclude selection is available for full, differential, and incremental backups for all clients. File-level excludes and selection patterns are supported. Wildcards are supported for most clients. Wildcards are not supported for Linux, Unix, and CIFS/NFS NAS clients.

     The exclude selection is not supported for selective backups.

     Selection lists are not used for bare metal backups.

Important Note for Windows Clients: To perform integrated bare metal recovery or Windows instant recovery, boot and critical system volumes must be included in the backup. Do not use selection lists unless you are sure these volumes will be included. See Using selection lists with WIR and integrated BMR for details.

Note: It is recommended that all active databases be excluded from file-level backups. Only the active database needs to be excluded. All other files on the client can be backed up during the file-level backup. Run application-level backups to protect active databases. (See the Microsoft Exchange Server Protection, Microsoft SQL Server Protection, Microsoft SharePoint Protection, and Oracle Protection chapters for details).

Note: For more information, see To add selection patterns to a Computer selection list.

1        Do one of the following:

     Complete Step 1-Step 3 in To run a one-time backup.

     Complete Step 1-Step 6 in To create a backup schedule.

2        Click Create/Modify Exclude List.

3        Enter a selection pattern or browse for files or folders.

4        To browse for files or folders, click Open Client-Specific File System Selection.

5        Browse through the folders and select the appropriate folders or files.

6        Click Add to add a Selection Pattern selected folders/files to the list. Wildcards are supported for most clients. Wildcards are not supported for Linux, Unix, and CIFS/NFS NAS clients.

7        Repeat this process until you complete your exclude list.

(Click on an item in the Selection List and click Remove or click Remove All if you want to remove a selection or remove all of your selections from the selection list, prior to clicking Confirm.)

8        When finished, click Confirm to save.

9        Do one of the following:

     Continue with Step 5 in To run a one-time backup.

     Continue with Step 8 in To create a backup schedule.