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Skip a directory and then back that directory up
Hello,
On our file server I would like to skip a directory on a drive and then create another save set that backs up just that directory.
Thank you,
Pat
jkernagh
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June 18th, 2013 10:00
Presuming a path of say D:\ and a skip / backup folder of D:\Data_to_skip:
1. Create two savesets (on two separate instances of the same client, ideally, for best performance to schedule differently)
2. Client example 1, provide a saveset of D:\Data_to_skip
3. For Client example 2, provide saveset of D:\ (amongst others) or leave as all
4. Create a directive in NetWorker, using this syntax:
<< "D:\Data_to_skip" >>
+skip: *
5. Assign the directive to the client which backs up ALL or D:\ (as per #4).
HTH, James.
patmartin
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June 18th, 2013 11:00
That was what I was thinking but was unsure if the skip directive would cause any issue in doing restores in the seperately backed up folder. Thank you for the process.
jkernagh
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June 18th, 2013 12:00
Hi Pat - no, they will both occupy separate savesets, which will be referenced accordingly based on the files actually needed in the index database of that client. You should be good with this.
Good luck!