VMs are selected for group assignment according to the following criteria:

  • Whitelist: VMs that are explicitly named or match a specified pattern will be included in the group. A whitelist value is always required. Use the “*” wildcard to include all VMs by default.
  • Blacklist: If specified, VMs that are explicitly named or match a specified pattern will be excluded from the group.
  • Folder: If specified, queries to select VMs for protection are restricted to the named folder and below.


NOTE: Selection of VMs for protection is dependent upon the name and location of the VMs. The following selection criteria can be used to select VMs:
       •  Separate search patterns and exact names using “:”
       •  Separate multiple exact names using “,”
       •  Example: ‘*abc*:*bcd*:win07,win02’


Usage Examples

Sample Collection of VMs

/vms/datacenter/dc1/vm001-Ubuntu-1

                   /vm002-Ubuntu-2

                   /vm100-CentOS-prod

/vms/datacenter/dc2/vm001-Windows-prod1

                   /vm002-Windows-prod2

                   /vm101-Windows-test

                   /vm102-Windows-lab

/vms/datacenter/sandbox/vm1

Selection Example: Folder 

[Folder = dc1][Whitelist = *]

Selected VMs: vm001-Ubuntu-1, vm002-Ubuntu-2, vm100-CentOS-prod

Selection Example: Whitelist

[Whitelist = vm00*:vm102-Windows-lab,vm1]

Selected VMs: vm001-Ubuntu-1, vm002-Ubuntu-2, vm001-Windows-prod1, vm002-Windows-prod2, vm102-Windows-lab, vm1

Selection Example: Folder + Whitelist + Blacklist

[Folder = datacenter][Whitelist = *][Blacklist = *prod*]

Selected VMs: vm001-Ubuntu-1, vm002-Ubuntu-2, vm101-Windows-test, vm102-Windows-lab, vm1