About the Policies utility
Backup policies provide the instructions that NetBackup follows to back up clients. Use the Policies utility to provide the following instructions for a backup:
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What type of client to back up. |
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Where to store the backup. |
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When and how frequently to perform the backup. |
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Which clients to back up. |
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Which client files and directories to back up. |
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To perform actions in the Policies utility
- On the left, select Protection > Policies.
- Review the following information:
To open a policy:
Select the Policies tab. Select the link for a policy.
To display specific configuration information:
Select the appropriate tab to view the policy configuration areas:
Clients - displays all of the clients that are in the policies.
Schedules - displays all of the schedules that are in the policies.
To display information about all policies on the current primary server:
Select the Policies tab.
To edit policy attributes for multiple policies:
On the Policies tab:
Select the policies that you want to change.
Select Edit.
To edit the host properties for a client:
On the Clients tab:
Select the client.
Select Host properties.
To fetch the resiliency status for a client
On the Clients tab:
Select the client.
Select Fetch resiliency status.
To perform a manual backup
On the Policies, Clients, or Schedules tab:
Select the policies, clients, or schedules for which you want to run a manual backup.
Select Manual backup.
More details are available in the following topic.