Add/Edit Rule
You can set criteria to automatically select virtual machines for backup. Use this dialog to define or edit rules for automatic virtual machine selection. You can define a single rule or a group of rules.
Rule Group
Click + to add more rules to the rule group.
Click - to delete a rule from the rule group.
When you are defining multiple rules, you can choose how to combine the rules:
- Match <all> of the following rules
This option is selected by default when you are defining multiple rules. By default, the AND condition is applied to all rules in the Rule Group.
- Match <any> of the following rules
Select this option to apply the OR condition to all rules in the Rule Group.
You can select the following types of objects to define rules:
- VM Name Pattern
Select this option to define a rule based on a display name pattern. Specify the display name pattern using wildcards.
- Host
Select this option to include or exclude virtual machines from a specific host.
Specify the hostname or click ... to browse and select the host.
- Guest OS
Select this option to identify all machines that have an operating system (OS) from a specific OS group. For example, enter Microsoft* to identify all Microsoft Windows operating systems.
- Guest DNS Hostname
Select this option to identify all machines that have a specific DNS hostname or pattern. For example, to identify all virtual machine from the "testlab" domain, you can enter *test*.
Use the following operators when defining rules:
- Equals - Select this operator to include virtual machines.
- Does Not Equal - Select this operator to exclude virtual machines. You can use this operator only when you are defining more than one rule.
You can use the following options for each rule:
(Browse) Select this option to select objects such as hosts or storage. Click
to browse the inventory and select the required object. -
Click this button to add more rules to the rule group
Click this button to delete a rule from the rule group.