Overview of the SonicWALL CDP Agent

Figure 4 illustrates the order in which rules are applied when determining what to back up.

Figure 4 Admin vs Agent Rule Precedence

Within the constraints of administrative rule precedence, rules operate as follows:

Rules from current folder override inherited rules from parent folder

Rules in higher position take precedence; rule order can be adjusted in the Agent User Interface

Rules can include or exclude sub-folders

Figure 5 illustrates rule operation and precedence.

Figure 5 Rule Operational Precedence

About Offsite Backup

The SonicWALL CDP Offsite Data Backup Service is an optional offsite backup and recovery solution that stores data in a secure data center, and can be purchased for an additional fee.

The Offsite subscription-based service is configured by the administrator on the System > Settings page of the Web Management Interface. Offsite backup can be selected during policy configuration. This allows you to copy your backups to either the SonicWALL Offsite Portal, or to another, offsite, SonicWALL CDP appliance for safekeeping in the event that your local

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