Inclusion lists for Linux clients

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This article refers to Linux Inclusion Lists from the perspective of the new Unitrends “Satori” UI released in 9.0 for CentOS 6 Hardware, UEB and UEB on Linux  platforms.  Older systems Running 9.0 release or prior with CentOS 5 do not have access to the new UI and continue to use only the Legacy Recovery Console.  For information on protecting Linux inclusion List usage in the Legacy Recovery Console, please download the 8.2 version Administrators Guide from our web site. 
 
Beginning with version 8.0, inclusion lists are supported for full, incremental, and differential backups of Linux clients. Wildcards are not supported. The selection lists applied to a Linux full backup must be applied to all subsequent incremental and differential backups.  I
 
IMPORTANT! Both the Unitrends appliance and the Linux agent must be version 8.0 or higher. Backups with an inclusion list will contain only files that meet the inclusion criteria. Run a new full upon creating or modifying an inclusion or exclusion list for the client.
 
Example uses for inclusion lists for Linux full, differential, or incremental backups include:

• Prevent accidental inclusion of unwanted external volumes. For example, if someone connects a USB drive or maps an external file system to a protected Linux asset, the new volume would normally be automatically included in subsequent file-level backups.
• Include only certain volumes or paths that have important data without losing the ability to capture only changes in subsequent incremental or differential backups or to take advantage of increnetal for ever backup processing. (Using the selective backup type would not allow for incrementals and differentials of included data.)
• Configuring the list of what to include in some cases is easier than specifying what to exclude from a backup.

1. Complete step 1-3 on page 94 in "To create a backup job for Agent-Based assets".
2. Complete step 1-2 on page 101 in "To edit a backup job".
3. Click Edit pencil icon to the right of the Asset name in the Job inventory Settings Pane.
4. Specify your Inclusions either by specifying and adding each full path, or more easily, by clicking the Browse button and selecting and adding your paths using the Browse Files interface.
5. Optionally, specify Exclusions by selecting the Exclusion tab and repeating the process.WARNING, only exclude subsets of the inclusion list.If exclusions are made that are not part of the inclusion list the backup will fail.
6. Click Save once your lists are input.
7. Click Next to move to the Define Job Settings page and then continue editing or creating your job settings per the information referenced in the Administrators Guide.

Inclusion and exclusion list combinations for Linux clients

• "Linux full backup with an inclusion and exclusion list combination "
• "When to use inclusion and exclusion list combinations "
• "To specify includes and excludes for Linux clients"

Linux full backup with an inclusion and exclusion list combination

When to use inclusion and exclusion list combinations

• Include a training folder that contains training videos, then exclude all Word and PowerPoint files within the folder. For example, the training department is updating all of their training videos due to new requirements, and they want to back up all of their video-related files except for companion Word and PowerPoint documents.