Backup Selection Lists
Selection lists are used to control the files, directories, and volumes that are included or excluded from a backup operation. Selection lists may be specified on a per-client basis.
There are three basic types of selection lists; these are depicted as follows:
This icon indicates an inclusion selection list. An inclusion selection list may only be used in the "Include" column of a backup operation for a client and indicates the files, directories, and volumes that should be included in the backup. | |
This icon indicates an exclusion selection list. An exclusion selection list may only be used in the "Exclude" column of a backup operation for a client and indicates the files, directories, and volumes that should be excluded from the backup. | |
This icon indicates a selection list that may be used for either inclusion or exclusion. This type of selection list may be used in either the "Include" or the "Exclude" column of a backup operation for a client and indicates the files, directories, and volumes that should either be included in or excluded from the backup. |
The type of backup operation is critical when considering a selection list. For example, a master backup may only be specified with an exclusion selection list. A selective backup, on the other hand, may be specified with a selection type of include, exclude, or both.
The User Interface comes with a number of predefined selection lists. In order to manage the selection lists, or to create a new selection list, the user selects the "Selection Lists" button at the bottom of the backup screen. The screen that appears shows all of the current selection lists that are present with the following columns
- Selection List: The name of the selection list and simply shows the list of selection lists.
- Type: Whether the selection list is of type "Include", "Exclude", or "Any."
- OS Family: The operating system family associated with the selection list.
- Description: A text description of the selection list.
At the bottom of the pane there are a number of relatively large buttons. These are described below
- New: This button is used to create a new selection list.
- View/Modify: This button is used to view and/or modify a previously selected selection list (from the pane above these buttons.)
- Delete: This button is used to delete a previously selected selection list.
- Copy: This button is used to copy a previously selected selection list.