ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES Directives

The ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive applies only to Standard (except for NetWare target clients), MS-Windows-NT, and NetWare policies where the clients are running NetBackup 3.2 or later software. If used, this directive must be the only entry in the backup selections list for the policy; that is, no other files or directives can be listed.

The action that the directive causes depends on whether you also enable Allow Multiple Data Streams for the policy.

• If Allow Multiple Data Streams is enabled, the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive is valid only if the policy type is Standard (except for NetWare clients) or MS-Windows-NT. In this instance, NetBackup backs up the entire client and splits the data from each drive (Windows) or file system (UNIX) into its own backup stream. NetBackup periodically runs preprocessing on the client to make necessary changes to the streams. See Setting the Preprocess Interval for Auto-discovery.
• If Allow Multiple Data Streams is not enabled, NetBackup backs up the entire client and includes all drives and file systems in the same stream.

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 Caution    Do not select Cross Mount Points for policies where you use the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive.

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Example 1

Assume Allow Multiple Data Streams is enabled in auto-discover mode and the client is a Windows system with two drive volumes, C:\ and D:\. The backup selections list contains:

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

For this backup selections list, NetBackup generates:

• One stream for C:\
• One stream for D:\

For a UNIX client, NetBackup generates a stream for each file system.

Example 2

Assume Allow Multiple Data Streams is not enabled and the client is a Windows system with two drive volumes, C:\ and D:\. The backup selections list contains:

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

Here, NetBackup backs up the entire client in one data stream that contains the data from both C:\ and D:\.