Use the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI to add filters that can include or exclude specific files and folders, based on certain conditions such as folder path, file/folder name, file type, and file size, creation date, and modification date.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you update the application agent (NAS or File System) to the latest version along with the
PowerProtect Data Manager software update. This update allows you to apply the file filters that are added in the latest version of
PowerProtect Data Manager, to the protection policy backups.
About this task
When a file or folder meets the conditions, the filter excludes or includes the data from the backup for the protection policy. By default, you must first apply include filters as the exclude filter operates only on the subset of files that the include has selected. Before creating or adding file filters, see
Using File Filters.
Perform the following steps to create file filters.
Steps
Select
Protection > File Filters.
The
File Filters window appears.
Click
ADD.
The
New Filter
window appears.
Click
Create New to create a filter.
Type a name for the filter in the
Filter Name field.
(Optional) Describe the purpose of the filter in the
Description field.
Click
Include, to add include filters.
Includes subset of files from the assets that are being backed-up.
Select a filtering condition from the list of available conditions:
Folder Path
File/Folder Name
File Type
File Size
Creation Date
Modification Date
NOTE:You can add 2 levels of conditions for each type of filter. Each filter can have 2 conditions at nested level with a single operator ("and" or "or") at each level. Applying the filter includes all files and folders that match these criteria from the backup for the protection policy. When you add multiple filters and conditions, files are included only if it meets all the filter conditions.
(Optional) Click
Exclude, to add exclude filter.
Excludes filter operates only on the subset of files that the include filter has selected.
Select a filtering condition from the list of available conditions:
Folder Path
File/Folder Name
File Type
File Size
Creation Date
Modification Date
NOTE:You can add 2 levels of conditions for each type of filter. Each filter can have 2 conditions at nested level with a single type of operator ("and" or "or"). Applying the filter includes all files and folders that match these criteria from the backup for the protection policy. When you add multiple filters and conditions, files are included only if it meets all the filter conditions.
Click
Save when you are finished building the filter.
(Optional) You can add more filters using the previous steps. When you are finished, click
Next.
In the
Summary Confirmation page, verify the filter information and click
Finish.
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