Archive settings options

You can specify settings to apply to the file system shares or folders in which you want Backup Exec to search for eligible data to archive.

See Applying different archive settings to file system share and folder selections for archive jobs.

Table: Archive settings options

Item

Description

Name

Specifies the name of the archive settings to apply to Exchange mailbox selections or file system selections.

You can apply these same archive settings to other selections.

Retention Category

Specifies the name of the retention category to apply to the selections.

New

Lets you create a new retention category.

See Retention category properties.

Include when archiving

Specifies that the files that meet the requirements that you select are included in the archive job. This option is enabled by default.

Exclude from archiving

Specifies that the files that meet the requirements that you select are excluded from the archive job.

Files of the following types

Specifies the types of file to include or exclude from the archive job. You can type your own rule, or use a predefined rule.

Files not accessed in

Includes or excludes the files that have not been accessed in a specified number of days. The default is to include the files that have not been accessed in 30 days in the archive job.

Files not modified in

Includes or excludes the files that have not been modified in a specified number of days.

Files not created in

Includes or excludes the files that have not been created in a specified number of days.

File size

Includes or excludes the files that are greater than or equal to or less than or equal to a specified size. The default is to include the files that are greater than or equal to 10 MB in the archive job.

Add Rule

Adds a rule to the list of rules in the archive settings. This rule applies when you run the archive job for the file system selections.

Delete Rule

Deletes a rule from the list of rules in the archive settings.

Move Up

Moves a rule up in the list of rules. An item is archived according to the first rule for which it meets the criteria. The top rule in the list is the first rule that applies.

Move Down

Moves a rule down in the list of rules.

Archive settings options