Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Create a rule

Avamar server uses rules for domain map and automatic backup policy assignment for autodiscovered virtual machines (VMs).

1. In the AUI navigation pane on the left, click , and then click Setting tab.
2. Click the Rule tab.
3. In the domain tree, select a vCenter domain or subdomain for the client.
4. On the Setting page, complete the following tasks:
   1. Click ADD.
      The New Rule window is displayed.
5. In the Rule Name field, type a name for the rule.
6. In the Match Type field, select whether the rule should match Any of the listed filter mechanisms, or All of them.

   This selection allows you to configure multiple different filters to select VMs. The selection helps you to determine how these filters interact with one another to select the correct virtual machines. For example, you might create a filter that uses a virtual machine folder path to select virtual machines. You might create another filter that uses a virtual machine naming convention.

   Use this option to determine which virtual machines are included under this rule:

   • To include only virtual machines that are in the defined folder path and also follow the naming convention, select All.

     This step excludes virtual machines that are in the folder path but that do not follow the naming convention. It also excludes virtual machines that follow the naming convention but are not in the folder path.

   • To include any virtual machines that are either in the virtual machine folder path or that follow the naming convention, select Any.
7. To add a filter:
   1. Click .
      This step adds a row to the list of filters.
   2. In the Filter column, select a filter type.

      Table 1. Rule filters

      Filter	Meaning
      VM Name	Use VM naming convention to filter.
      VM Folder Path	Use path of the VM folder to filter.
      Parent vApp Name	Use vApp name of the parent VM to filter.
      Resource Pool Name	Use resource pool name of the VM to filter.
      Data Center Path	Use the data center path of the VM to filter.
      Data Store Name	Use the data store name of the VM to filter
      VM Tag	Use the vCenter VM tag to filter.
      Datastore Cluster Name	Use the datastore cluster name of the VM to filter.
      ESX Host Cluster	Imports VMs by using the ESX host cluster.
      VM Powered On	Use the power-on state of the VM to filter. The value true implies that the VM is powered on; false implies that the VM is powered off; any other value is considered as false.

   3. In the Operator column, select the operand.

      Table 2. Filter operator

      Operand	Meaning
      Equals	Checks if the filter is equal to the value provided. All VMs whose filter is equal to the value provided are selected.
      Does Not Equal	Checks if the filter is not equal to the value provided. All VMs whose filter is not equal to the value provided are selected.
      Contains	Checks if the filter contains the value provided. All VMs whose filter contains the value provided are selected.
      Does Not Contain	Checks if the filter does not contain the value provided. All VMs whose filter does not contain the value provided are selected.
      Begins With	Checks if the filter begins with the value provided. All VMs whose filter begins with the value provided are selected.
      Ends With	Checks if the filter ends with the value provided. All VMs whose filter ends with the value provided are selected.
      Matches Regular Expression	Checks if the filter matches the provided regular expression. All VMs whose filter matches the regular expressions provided are selected. For more information, see Examples for rules with regular expressions.
      Matches	Checks if the filter matches the value provided. All VMs whose filter matches the value provided are selected.
      Does Not Match	Checks if the filter does not match the value provided. All VMs whose filter does not match the value provided are selected.

   4. In the Value column, type the filter text.
      For example, to create a filter that selects all virtual machines whose names begin with the text string HR_. Select VM Name for the filter type, begins with for the operand, and type HR_ for the filter text.
8. To create additional filters, click .
   This step adds a row to the list of filters.
9. To delete an existing filter, click Delete.
10. Click SUBMIT.
    Changes made to tags may experience a delay of up to 12 hours before being enforced. For this reason, edit tags with caution, or perform a synchronized vCenter operation, which automatically synchronizes the vCenter with the Avamar server.