Adding Processing Instructions to the Scheduled Backup

The Directive and Backup Command attributes in the Clients resource add instructions for client-side data processing to a scheduled backup.

What Are Directives?

Directives are special programs Backup applies to save set data to initiate additional data processing. For example, a compression directive can reduce the amount of data you back up, possibly even eliminating the need to change backup volumes on the days you perform a full backup. Directives appear as selectable options associated with the Directives attribute in the Clients resource.

A directive contains instructions to assist the backup process, maximize the efficiency of a backup, and handle special files. During a scheduled backup of a client save set, Backup applies directive instructions to specified files. For example, you can use the null directive to omit certain files from the backup entirely.