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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing host properties
  5. Exclude list properties
  6. Add an entry to an exclude list
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Add an entry to an exclude list

Use the following procedure to add an entry to an exclude list for a policy or all policies. When the policies in the exclude list are run, the files and directories that are specified in the list are not backed up.

To add an entry to the exclude list

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left click Hosts > Host properties.
  3. Select the client.
  4. If necessary, click Connect. Then click Edit client.
  5. Click Windows clients > Exclude list.
  6. Under the Exclude list, click Add.
  7. By default, the file, directory, or path are excluded from All policies. Or, type the name of the policy to exclude the items from a specific policy.
  8. By default, the file, directory, or path are excluded from All schedules. Or, type the name of the schedule to exclude the items from a specific policy schedule.
  9. Enter the file name, directory, or path that you want to exclude from the backups.
  10. Click Add.

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