Cross Mount Points

The Cross Mount Points policy attribute applies only to certain policy types and NetBackup allows you to select it in only those instances.

The Cross Mount Points policy attribute controls whether NetBackup crosses file system boundaries during a backup or archive on UNIX clients or whether NetBackup enters volume mount points during a backup or archive on Windows clients.

• If you select Cross Mount Points, NetBackup backs up or archives all files and directories in the selected path, regardless of the file system. For example, if you specify root (/) as the file path, NetBackup backs up root (/) and all files and directories under it in the tree. Usually, this means all the client's files, other than those available through NFS.
• If you clear Cross Mount Points, NetBackup backs up or archives only files and directories that are in the same file system as the selected file path. This lets you back up a file path such as root (/) without backing up all the file systems that are mounted on it (for example, /usr and /home).