SonicWALL 6 manual Configuring Client Backup Policies, Removing Backed Up Files

Configuring Client Backup Policies

Removing Backed Up Files

The My Backups page provides three ways to remove files stored on the SonicWALL CDP appliance:

•The Remove option deletes the file from the SonicWALL CDP appliance. Future backups might cause it to be backed up again unless you change the related policy.

•The Remove Deleted Items option deletes files from the appliance if they no longer exist on the agent machine.

•The Remove Old Versions option deletes older revisions of the file, leaving only the most recent one on the appliance.

To remove files or data from the appliance:

Step 1 On the My Backups page, to remove a specific file, expand the backup to view the file that you want to remove.

Step 2 Select the file to be removed and click the Remove icon.

Step 3 To remove files from the appliance which no longer exist on the agent, select the backup or the revision that contains such files. The Remove Deleted Items icon becomes active when files exist on the appliance which no longer exist on the agent. Click the icon to remove the deleted items from the appliance.

Step 4 To remove older revisions of a file or a set of files, expand the view to display the revisions, select the oldest revision that you wish to keep, and then click the Remove Old Versions icon to remove revisions older than the one selected.

Configuring Client Backup Policies

For file and folder backups, client backup policies include a Files and Folders object, schedule, and task. For client applications such as Outlook or Outlook Express, client backup policies include an Application object, schedule, and task. You can configure objects, schedules, and tasks on the Policies tab in the Agent User Interface.

Objects can be defined using one of the following methods:

•FileSet – The FileSet method backs up related files as a set. Dependencies between files is considered. This method uses Event scheduling.

•Application – The Application method is used for both client and server applications, and also considers dependencies and backs up files as a set. This method also uses Event scheduling.

When using the FileSet or Application methods, Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service is used to create a cohesive snapshot for backup on Windows agents. Data de-duplication prevents multiple copies of unchanged data from being backed up.

The Policies window might also display a policy for a CDP method backup. The CDP method is folder-based and uses Interval scheduling. In the SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Agent User Interface, existing SonicWALL CDP 5.1 file/folder backups will display as type CDP after upgrading the SonicWALL CDP appliance to 6.0.

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