Backup Selections tab
The Backup Selections tab contains a list of what to back up on each client, host, or instance when NetBackup runs an automatic schedule (for example, a full backup). The list does not apply to user backups or archives, where users select the objects to back up before they start the operation.
The policy type determines what type of backup selections appear in the list. The backup selections list can contain the following:
Paths that identify the location of files or directories
Directives, which signal NetBackup to perform specific, predefined actions when it processes the selections list
Scripts
See Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy.
Database objects
Wildcards
Certain wildcards can be used in the selections list.
See Wildcard use in NetBackup.
Windows clients support only the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?) as valid wildcards in the Backup Selections tab.
For information on how to use wildcards when you configure backup selections for database agents and other options, refer to the guide for that agent or option.
The list applies to each client (or host, instance, or database) in the policy. Every file on the list does not need to exist on all of the clients. NetBackup backs up the files that it finds that are on the backup selections list. However, each client must contain at least one of the files in the backup selections list. Otherwise, the backup fails with status code 71 (none of the files in the file list exist).