Global Filters - How To

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Add/Modify an Exclusion for the Exclusions List

Delete an Exclusion from the Exclusions List

Add/Modify an Exclusion for the Exclusions List

Before You Begin

Review Global Filters.
Do not change the Global Filter for subclients in a CommCell that have a data protection operation in progress.
Performing a full backup after changing Global Filters is recommended.
When you change a Global Filter, the change is effective the next time a data protection operation is run on the applicable subclients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To add or modify an exclusion to the exclusions list:

On the Setup menu, click Global Filters.
From the Global Filters dialog, click the appropriate agent tab at the bottom of the window for the exclusions list you want to define.
For File System iDataAgents, perform one of the following actions:
- To add a file, folder or pattern that will be excluded from backups, click Add, and in the Enter Path dialog box, type the complete path (including drive letter) of the file, folder, or wildcard pattern that you want to exclude. Click OK.
- To modify an existing filter entry, select the entry in the display pane, then click Modify. In the Enter Path dialog box, type in your modification to the complete path (including drive letter) of the file, folder, or wildcard pattern that you want to exclude. Click OK.
See Wildcards for a list of supported wildcards for File System iDataAgents. Repeat this step if you want to add or modify more files and/or folders for the filter.
For Exchange Mailbox-based agents, perform one of the following actions:
- To add a mailbox folder that will be excluded from data protection operations, on the Exclude Folder tab, click Add, and in the Enter Folder Name (or Enter Path) dialog box, type in the mailbox folder path that you want to exclude. Click OK.
- To add a mailbox folder pattern that will be excluded from data protection operations, click the Exclude Folder Patterns tab, click Add, and in the Enter Folder Name (or Enter Path) dialog box, type in the wildcard pattern of the mailbox folders that you want to exclude. Click OK.
- To modify an existing filter entry on either the Exclude Folder tab or Exclude Folder Patterns tab, select the entry in the display pane and click Modify. In the Enter Folder Name (or Enter Path) dialog box, type in your modification to the mailbox folder name or wildcard pattern that you want to exclude. Click OK.
See Wildcards for a list of supported wildcards for Exchange Mailbox-based agents. Repeat this step to add or modify more mailbox folders and/or wildcard patterns for the filter.
To save your changes to the global filter, click OK.

Ensure that you have selected the Use CommNet Global Filters checkbox at the CommServe level, and selected the Include CommCell Level Global Filters or Global Filter checkbox for each subclient that you would like to inherit the CommNet filters. For step-by-step instructions, see CommServe documentation.

Delete an Exclusion from the Exclusions List

Before You Begin

Review Global Filters.
Do not change the Global Filter for subclients in a CommCell that have a data protection operation in progress.
Performing a full backup after changing Global Filters is recommended.
When you change a Global Filter, the change is effective the next time a data protection operation is run on the applicable subclients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To delete an exclusion from the exclusions list:

On the Setup menu, click Global Filters.
From the Global Filters dialog, click the appropriate agent tab at the bottom of the window for the exclusions list you want to delete.
Select the file, folder path, mailbox folder or wildcard expression from the Exclusions list you wish to delete, and then click Delete. (Repeat this step for each entry that you want to delete.)
To save your changes to the global filter, click OK.