File System Selections options for archive jobs

You can select the folders or shares where you want Backup Exec to find data to archive. You can apply the same archive settings to all of the selections, or apply different archive settings to different selections.

See Creating an Archiving Option archive job by setting job properties.

Table: File System Selections options for archive jobs

Item

Description

The same archive settings to all shares and folders

Lets you apply the same retention category and archive rules to all of the eligible files and folders that you select.

This option does the following:

  • Keeps all of the eligible data for the same amount of time.

  • Uses the same rules to include or exclude all of the eligible data from the archive job.

You create the archive settings after you select the files and folders where you want Backup Exec to find data to archive.

See About archive settings in the Archiving Option.

Different archive settings for specific shares and folders

Lets you apply different retention categories and rules to the eligible files in the shares or folders that you select.

You create the archive settings after you select the shares and folders where you want Backup Exec to find data to archive.

See Share and Folder Selections options for archive jobs.

Show administrative shares

Displays the administrative shares from which you can select the files and folders where you want Backup Exec to find data to archive. If you select files and folders from administrative shares, end users cannot use Backup Exec Retrieve to restore their own files.

See How Archiving Option end users retrieve archived data by using Backup Exec Retrieve.

File System Selections options for archive jobs