Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Overview of configuring a new data protection policy

1. Create a policy resource.
   When you create a policy, you specify the name and notification settings for the policy.
2. Within the policy, create a workflow resource for each data type.
   For example, create one workflow to protect file system data and one workflow to protect application data. When you create a workflow, you specify the name of the workflow, the time to start the workflow, notification settings for the workflow, and the protection group to which the workflow applies.
3. Create a protection group resource.
   The type of group that you create depends on the types of clients and data that you want to protect. The actions that appear for a group depend on the group type.
4. Create one or more action resources for the workflow resource.
5. Configure client resources, to define the backup data that you want to protect, and then assign the client resources to a protection group.

Example of a data protection policy with 2 workflows

The following figure illustrates a policy with two different workflows. Workflow 1 performs a probe action, then a backup of the client resources in Client group 1, and then a clone of the save sets from the backups. Workflow 2 performs a backup of the client resources in Dynamic client group 1, and then a clone of the save sets from the backup.

NOTE:For more information on configuring a new data protection policy using the NetWorker Management Web UI, see the NetWorker Management Web User Interface Online Help.