Inclusion lists for Windows clients

Beginning with version 7.2, inclusion lists are supported for full, incremental, and differential backups of Windows clients. Wildcards are not supported. The selection lists applied to a Windows full backup must be applied to all subsequent incremental and differential backups.

Important! Both the Unitrends appliance and the Windows agent must be version 7.2 or higher.

Backups with an inclusion list will contain only files that meet the inclusion criteria. Run a new full upon creating or modifying an inclusion list for the client.

Example uses for inclusion lists for Windows full, differential, or incremental backups include:

     Prevent accidental inclusion of unwanted external volumes. For example, if someone adds a USB drive or maps an external file system, this is included in subsequent file-level backups.

     Include only certain volumes or paths that have important data without losing the ability to capture only changes in subsequent incremental or differential backups. (Using the selective backup type would not allow for incrementals and differentials of included data.)

     Configuring the list of what to include is easier than specifying what to exclude from a backup.

To specify includes for full, differential, and incremental backups of Windows clients

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 Open Client-Specific File System Selection.

3        Browse through the folders and select the appropriate volumes or folders.

4        Click Add to add your selection to the list. Repeat this process until you complete your include list.

Note: 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.

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

5        When finished, click Confirm to save.

6        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.