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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Exclude Lists properties
  6. About the Add to Exclude List and Add Exceptions to Exclude List dialog boxes
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

About the Add to Exclude List and Add Exceptions to Exclude List dialog boxes

The Add to Exclude List dialog box and the Add Exceptions to Exclude List dialog box contain the following fields:

Table: Add to Exclude dialog box

Field

Description

Policy

The policy name that contains the files and the directories that you want to exclude or make exceptions for. You can also select the policy name from the drop-down menu. To exclude or make exceptions for the backup of specific files or directories from all policies, select All Policies.

Schedule

The schedule name that is associated with the files and the directories that you want to exclude or make exceptions for. You can also select the schedule name from the drop-down menu. To exclude or make exceptions for the backups of specific files or directories from all schedules, select All Schedules.

Files/Directories

Either browse or enter the full path to the files and the directories that you want to exclude or make exceptions for.

Figure: Add to Exclude List properties

Add to Exclude List properties

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