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"groups" in BE2012 - how do they work?

TedH256
Level 3

So - over the years I had gotten used to using "policies" (with the templates they contained) in conjunction with "selection lists" - the policies "spun up" jobs for each selection list, according to the details of the templates in the policy. That way, if I wanted to change something about when or how a server was backed up, I just changed the policy/template and it changed for all servers/selection lists that were protected by that policy.

Simple.

Now, though ... it seems I have to create all the policy/template kinds of details for each and every server/selection list? Wow - that's alot of work!

Is "enabling groups" the answer?

How do I use them? Is it like creating a policy with templates, and then these options apply to any server I add to the group? Or ... what?

I have looked over some of the docs, and toured some of the intro/video material, but it seems that none of these ever answer the direct simple questions and help me to imagine how I may use the groups feature.

Anyone care to shed some light for me?

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Backup_Exec1
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified
Hi Please check the link below describes on group http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH189098 Also check this too https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/using-groups-backup-exec-2012 Hope that clear your doubts Thanks

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Backup_Exec1
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified
Hi Please check the link below describes on group http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH189098 Also check this too https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/using-groups-backup-exec-2012 Hope that clear your doubts Thanks

TedH256
Level 3

that helped, yes thank you. Basically a group IS a replacement for the policy container ...

Backup_Exec1
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified
Hi Thanks and good to see it helped.