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Options on the Archive Manager Policies Tab

You can use the Policies tab in the Archive Manager to set archive policies for the selected Windows, UNIX/Linux and MAC file system data. The Archive Manager Policies tab includes the following filters:

• File Filter--The File Filter options let you include or exclude files, directories, or both from your archive job.

  Types of filters offered in this section are:

  • File Pattern--Use the File Pattern filter to include or exclude files from a job. You can specify a particular file name or you can use wildcards to specify a file pattern.

    Note: Wildcards "*" (asterisk) and "?" (question mark) can be used in the file pattern filter.

  • Directory Pattern--Use the Directory filter to include or exclude specific directories from a job. You can enter an entire directory name or you can use wildcards to specify a directory pattern.

    Note: Wildcards "*" (asterisk) and "?" (question mark) can be used in the directory pattern filter

  • File Attributes--Use the File Attributes filter to include or exclude specific types of files from a job. Select as many of the following types of file attributes as you want:
    • Archive--Files whose archive bit is set.
    • Read Only--Files that cannot be modified.
  • Host Name Pattern--Use the Host Name Pattern filter to include or exclude specific computer systems from a job.
• File Size--The File Size options let you specify the file size attribute to include files. You can specify a size range from 0 to 999999 bytes, KB, MB, or GB. There are three file size options that you can specify:
  • Greater than--Files with a file size that is equal to or greater than the range are included or excluded from the job.
  • Less than--Files with a file size that is equal to or less than the range are included or excluded from the job.
  • Between--Files with a file size that falls between the ranges are included or excluded from the job.
• File Age--The File Age options let you use the file age attribute to exclude files based on when they were last accessed, modified, and created in days, months, and years.

  Note: Arcserve Backup preserves the last access time for the file.

• Verification--The Verification options let you verify that your data was archived correctly. The following options are available.
  • None--No verification will be performed on the data backed up.
  • Scan Archive Media Contents--Lets Arcserve Backup scan the media and check that the header is readable for each file that is archived.
  • (Default) Compare Archive Media to Disk--Lets Arcserve Backup read blocks from the media and compare the data (byte for byte) on the media against the files.

    Note: With this option specified, the throughput for the job may be slow.