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How Cross Mount Points Policy Attribute Interacts With Follow NFS

To back up NFS-mounted files, select Follow NFS. The table below summarizes the behavior of Cross Mount Points and Follow NFS:

Cross Mount Points Follow NFS Resulting Behavior

No

No

No crossing of mount points. This is the default.

No

Yes

Back up NFS files if the file path is (or is part of) an NFS mount.

Yes

No

Cross local mount points but not NFS mounts.

Yes

Yes

Follow the specified path across mount points to back up files and directories (including NFS), regardless of the file system where they reside.

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