Creating selection lists

A backup selection list is a list of the resources you want to back up. After you create a selection list you can use it with any backup job or policy.

Depending on how you set the Backup Exec default options for selection lists, Backup Exec will do one of the following when you create a new selection list:

Create a separate selection list for each computer you choose.
Create a separate selection list for each resource you choose.
Create one selection list, regardless of the number of computers or resources you choose.

To create a selection list

On the navigation bar, click Job Setup.
In the task pane, under Selection Lists Tasks, select New backup selection list.
Select the resources that you want to back up from the backup selections pane.

See Selecting data to back up .

Select the appropriate options as follows:

Selection list name	Enter the name of this selection list.
Load selections from existing list	Click this button if you want to load an existing selection list or merge multiple selection lists. See Merging and replacing selection lists.
Selection list description	Enter a description for this selection list.
Include/Exclude	Click this button if you want to use the Advanced File Selection for selecting files for backing up. See Including or excluding files for backup.
Include subdirectories	Select this option if you want to select the contents of all the subfolders when a directory is selected.
Show file details	Select this option to display details about the files available for selecting.
View by Resource	Click this tab to view resources in a tree view.
View Selection Details	Click this tab to view selections as a list of files and directories.

(Optional) To change the order in which the resources in the selection list are backed up, on the Properties pane, under Source, click Resource Order.
(Optional) To change or test a logon account for the resources, on the Properties pane, under Source, click Resource Credentials.

See About selection lists.
(Optional) To set the priority for processing the jobs associated with the selection list, or to can set a time range when the resources in the list will be available for backup, on the Properties pane, under Source, click Priority and Availability.

See Setting priority and availability windows for selection lists.
(Optional) To notify users that a job containing this selection list was completed, on the Properties pane, under Source, click Selection List Notification.

See Assigning notification recipients for completed jobs.
If you are creating a selection list for a CASO environment, do the following in the order listed:
- On the Properties pane, under Destination, click Device.
- Check Restrict backup of the selection list to devices on the following media server or media servers in a pool.
- Select the media server from the drop-down list.
Click OK.