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:

What type of client to back up.	See Policy Attributes tab.
Where to store the backup.	See Policy Attributes tab.
When and how frequently to perform the backup.	See Schedules tab.
Which clients to back up.	See About the Clients tab.
Which client files and directories to back up.	See Backup Selections tab.

Using the Policies utility

To navigate in the Policies utility

In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.

To display the policy details of a single policy:	In the center pane, select a policy name. The policy details display in the right pane.
To open a policy:	In the center pane, double-click on the policy name. The Change Policy dialog box opens.
To display specific configuration information:	In the center pane, click on the tree element next to the policy name to expand the policy configuration areas: Attributes Schedules Clients Backup Selections In the center pane, under a policy name, select one of the configuration areas to see a detailed view of that area.
To display information about all policies on the current master server:	In the center pane, click Summary of All Policies.
To simultaneously change the host properties of multiple clients from Summary of All Policies:	Expand Summary of All Policies > Clients to display all of the clients that are in policies. Select multiple clients in the right pane. While the clients are selected, right-click and select Host Properties.

Figure: Policies utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

Table: Policies utility in the NetBackup Administration Console

Number	Description
1	The menu toolbar.
2	The standard NetBackup toolbar. See About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar.
3	The name of the currently selected master server.
4	Tree view in the left pane.
5	The user toolbar is specific to the Policies utility. See About the NetBackup Administration Console toolbar.
6	Select a subnode from Summary of All Policies to display all possible node attributes in the right pane. For example, Schedules displays a list of all schedules.
7	Details pane.

About the Policies utility

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