Consider the following items when indicating UNIX pathnames to specify backups for UNIX clients:

• Pathnames that cross mount points or that the client mounts through NFS can affect the backup configuration. Read about the Follow NFS and Cross mount points attributes before you create a backup selection list.

  See Follow NFS policy attribute.

  See Cross mount points policy attribute.

• NetBackup can back up operating system, kernel, and boot files. However, NetBackup cannot, create bootable tapes. Consult your system documentation to create a bootable tape.

• By default, NetBackup does not back up all files.

  See Files that are excluded from backups by default.

• Exclude specific files from backups by creating an exclusion list on the client.

  See Excluding files from automatic backups.

• On Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux Red Hat 4 (and later), Linux SUSE SLE 9 (and later), and supported Mac platforms, NetBackup backs up Access Control Lists (ACLs).

• NetBackup can back up and restore Sun PC NetLink files.

• By default, NetBackup backs up and restores Solaris 9 and 10 extended attribute files. The FlashBackup single file restore program (sfr) does not restore extended attribute files.

• By default, NetBackup backs up and restores named data streams for VxFS 4.0 (Solaris SPARC) and VxFS 5.0 (Solaris, HP, Linux, and AIX). The FlashBackup single file restore program (sfr) does not restore extended attribute files.

  See Backing up and restoring extended attribute files and named data streams.

• On Hewlett-Packard and Solaris SPARC platforms, NetBackup backs up VxFS extent attributes.