These criteria include the following:

• Policy attributes

• Clients and the files or directories to be backed up on the client

• Storage unit to use

• Backup schedules

While most database NetBackup BLI backup policy requirements are the same as for file system backups, the following items have special requirements:

• The number of policies that are required

  See Number of policies required for BLI backup.

• Policy attribute values

  See About BLI policy attributes.

• The BLI client list

  See About the BLI client list.

• The list of directories and files to back up

  See Backup selections list for BLI backups.

• Schedules

  See About schedules for BLI backup policies.