Adding Directories

Scenarios

After the Agent is installed on target servers, CBR will automatically detect and show the servers as backup clients in the backup client list under Cloud Backup and Recovery > File Backups > Backup Clients. You need to add the paths of the files and directories you want to back up.

Constraints

• A backup client can have a maximum of 100 directories added.
• A single directory can contain a maximum of 500,000 files, and you are advised to reserve at least 4 GB of memory on each backup client to perform file backups.
• A path must be an absolute path, for example, a path starting with /, C:\, or D:\.

Adding Directories

1. Log in to the CBR console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
   3. Click and choose Storage > Cloud Backup and Recovery > File Backups.

2. Locate the target backup client and click its name to go to the details page.
3. Click Add Backup Directory. See Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Add Backup Directory
   

4. Paste the paths to the text box and click OK.
5. The file paths will be displayed in the lower part of the page.

Removing Directories

If backup is no longer required for a directory or the maximum number of directories allowed has been reached, you can remove directories.

1. Log in to the ECS console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
   3. Choose Storage > Cloud Backup and Recovery > File Backups.

2. Locate the target backup client and click its name to go to the details page.
3. Locate the target directory and click Remove Directory. See Figure 2.
   After a directory is removed, files in this directory cannot be backed up. Backups already generated will not be deleted and can be used to restore data. A directory with no backups generated will be removed permanently.

   Figure 2 Remove Directory
   

4. Click Yes.