PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 File System User Guide

Apply an exclusion filter to a protection policy

When adding or editing a protection policy, you can apply a predefined exclusion filter to the protection policy. The File Exclusions page of the Add Policy or Edit Policy wizard enables you to select an exclusion filter and apply it to a protection policy.

Prerequisites

An exclusion filter must already exist.

About this task

To create a protection policy for file system protection and apply an exclusion filter to it, follow the steps in Add a policy to exclude assets from data protection operations.

To apply an exclusion filter to an existing protection policy, complete the following steps:

Steps

Select Protection > Protection Policies.
The Protection Policy window appears.
Select a protection policy from the list, and then click Edit.
The Summary page appears.
Click File Exclusions > Edit.
The File Exculsions page appears.
Toggle the Disabled switch to enable exclusion.
Add a saved filter or build a new filter according to the steps provided in Add an exclusion filter.
Click Next twice, review the details on the Summary page, and click Finish.
PowerProtect Data Manager applies the exclusion filter to the protection policy.

Results

After the backup starts, you can view details about the files that are excluded from the protection policy. To view the excluded files:

Open the Jobs window and select the job.
Click the Details icon to the left of the job name.
In the Task Summary section, click the link that indicates the total number of tasks.
Click the Details icon to the left of the task, and then review the protection policy details and excluded files.

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