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6.5.2 Source Files Exclusion
With the source files exclusion rules you can define which data will be skipped from the source data
during the backup process and thus be excluded from the list of backed up items. These can be files
or folders defined by a path set up for exclusion.
This option is effective for the backup of virtual machines which contain volumes of NTFS and FAT file
systems only. Specifically, it works with all switched off VMs (with FAT and NTFS file systems) and for
switched on VMs with OS version windows server 2003 and higher. Besides, the option requires
VMware tools running on the target VM.
Use the following parameters to specify which files and folders to exclude.
Exclude files matching the following criteria
Select this check box to skip files and folders with names matching any of the listed criteria (called
file masks). Use the Add, Edit, Remove and Remove All buttons to create and manage the list of file
masks.
\
name in the criterion, for example: C:\Finance\.
For example, you can set the Source files exclusion to Exclude files matching the following criteria:
*.tmp, *.~, *.bak
6.5.3 Compression Level
The Compression level option defines the level of compression applied to the data being backed up.
The default setting for this option is Normal.
The optimal data compression level depends on the type of data being backed up. For example, even
maximum compression will not significantly reduce the archive size if it already contains fairly
compressed files, such as .jpg, .pdf or .mp3. However, such formats as .doc or .xls could be
significantly further compressed.
Select one of the following compression levels:
Nonehe resulting backup size will be
maximal.
Normal. This compression level is recommended in most cases.
High. The resulting backup size will typically be less than for the Normal level.
Maximum. This is the highest degree of the data compression. But the time for performing
backup task will be maximal. You may want to select maximum compression when backing up to
removable media to reduce the number of required volumes.
6.5.4 Error Handling
These options enable you to specify how to handle errors that might occur during backup.
