About the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard
This wizard lets you define a backup policy for a group of one or more clients. For clustered environments, configure the policy from the active node.
The wizard lets you specify the following:
Policy names and types
Clients
Files and directories to back up
Backup types
Backup rotations
Starting times of backups
The wizard prompts you to choose the type of backup that you want a policy to perform.
Table: Backup type descriptions describes the available backup types.
Table: Backup type descriptions
Backup type | Description |
|---|---|
Full backup | Backs up all files that are specified in the file list. |
Incremental backup | Backs up all the changed files that are specified in the file list. |
Differential backup | Also referred to as a Differential incremental backup. Backs up the files that have changed since the last successful incremental or full backup. All files are backed up if no previous backup has been done. |
Cumulative backup | Also referred to as a Cumulative incremental backup . Only the files that changed since the last full backup that was successful are backed up. All files are backed up if no previous backup has been done. |
User backup | Initiated manually by a user to back up specific files. |
Use the following guidelines when you create backup policies:
The list that appears on the Client List screen of the Backup Policy Wizard is a list of clients that are backed up. You can add, change, or delete clients from the list.
You can select how often you want a backup policy to run for full or incremental backups. In addition, you can select the retention period for the backups.
After you have completed the Backup Policy Wizard , you are asked if you want to perform an installation verification test. To do this test, click the Activity Monitor in the left pane of the NetBackup Administration Console. You can now monitor the progress of the backup job.