Using Backup Sets to Define Subclient Groups - Example 3

Active Directory

 Assume that there is a Active Directory Server called onyx. This server has an Active Directory database which has the following areas of interest:

• CN=users,DC=w2kfs,DC=company,DC=com
• CN=computers,DC=w2kfs,DC=company,DC=com
• CN=printers,DC=w2kfs,DC=company,DC=com

Note that CN=computers is common to both perspectives. 

Depending on your perspective, there may be two ways to view the noted areas: 

• as data pertaining to Administration (ADMIN), or 
• as data pertaining to Information Technology (IT). 

Note that the partitioning does not mean that one backup set is any more complete than the other. The difference between one backup set and another is simply how the backed up data is organized. If you have no need to back up different views of the same client, then there is no need to use additional backup sets.