Using templates in policies

Templates are the building blocks of policies. They contain all the settings for a job, except the resources to be backed up. Each policy must contain at least one template.

Backup Exec includes the following types of templates:

You can copy backup templates from one policy to another using the Import Template option. You can save time by importing templates that contain all or most of the settings you want to use. After you import templates, you can give the template a unique name and change any of the settings.

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Importing a template into a policy