About the directives on the Backup Selections list

Directives on the Backup Selections list signal NetBackup to perform specific, predefined actions when it processes the files on the selections list.

The available directives depend on the policy type and whether the Allow multiple data streams attribute is enabled for the policy. The following example is a backup selections list that contains the NEW_STREAM directive. The MS-Windows policy type is selected, and Allow multiple data streams is enabled.

NEW_STREAM
D:\Program Files
NEW_STREAM
C:\Winnt

Note:

For best performance, use only one data stream to back up each physical device on the client. Multiple concurrent streams from a single physical device can adversely affect backup times. The heads must move back and forth between the tracks that contain files for the respective streams.

The following table summarizes many of the directives available on the Backup Selections list.

Table: Summary of directives on the Backup Selections list

Directive	Description	Applicable operating system
ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES	Instructs NetBackup to back up all local drives except for those drives that use removable media. This directive also includes critical system-related components.	All supported systems
System State:\	Instructs NetBackup to back up critical system-related components. The exact set of system components that are backed up depends on the operating system version and system configuration. See System State:\ directive.	All supported Windows systems
Shadow Copy Components:\	Instructs NetBackup to back up all writers for the Volume Shadow Copy component. This also implies and/or includes System State:\ if that was not also selected. See Shadow Copy Components:\ directive.	All supported Windows systems
Active Directory Application Mode:\	Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) is a lightweight directory service that runs as a user service. This directive can be used to back up ADAM data on computers where it is installed. However, it does not back up the Active Directory itself.	All supported Windows systems
Policy-specific directives	Apply only to specific policy types and can appear only in backup selections lists for those policies. See Directives for specific policy types.	Policy type specific
UNSET and UNSET_ALL	Interrupt the streaming of policy-specific directives. The Allow multiple data streams policy attribute must be enabled before these directives can be used. See UNSET and UNSET_ALL directives.	All
NEW_STREAM	When NEW_STREAM is on the first line of the Backup Selections list, this directive determines how a backup is performed in the following modes: Administrator-defined streaming Auto-discovery streaming The Allow multiple data streams policy attribute must be enabled before this directive can be used. See NEW_STREAM directive.	All
USHARE	Instructs NetBackup to back up the Universal Share data. The Allow multiple data streams policy attribute must be enabled before this directive can be used. See USHARE directive.

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ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive

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