Overview of the SonicWALL CDP Agent
Figure 3 illustrates the steps for creating a policy.
Figure 3 Creating a Policy
Backup policies are defined both at the administrative level in the Web Management Interface and at the local agent level using the Agent User Interface. Policies can be very granular, even allowing you to create multiple backup tasks in one Files and Folders object, if desired. Such an object can contain more than one folder. You can also define the number of revisions to keep when configuring the backup policy.
A legacy style CDP policy is defined by default at the administrative level and is inherited by agents connected to the SonicWALL CDP appliance. At the agent level, you can edit this default policy to add files and folders for backup to the CDP object, but you cannot create a new CDP object. A CDP object differs from a Files and Folders or Application object in that the defined files and folders are backed up as separate entities, not as FileSets. CDP policies use Interval scheduling, which back up changed data continuously or at a set interval, rather than Event scheduling in which you can set dates for backups to occur. The default CDP policy accommodates policies from previous versions of SonicWALL CDP after upgrading.
About Rules
The rules within Files and Folders objects are flexible, providing the ability to include or exclude files or folders at any level. Rules are defined at both the administrative level and the agent level, with administrative rules taking precedence over local rules. CDP type objects also provide similar rule functionality. Application objects do not use rules in the same format, but allow you to select the application components to back up, such as individual user mailboxes or system state files.
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