Using a Centrally Managed Backup Policy
When a Centrally Managed Backup Policy is enabled for the DS-Client in the DS-System, all policies (backup sets, schedules, retention rules, etc.) are configured and managed by the DS-System.
When you configure a backup policy, the XML file must have the same structure as the config-update.xml. Sample XML files are available for the Windows DS-Client, Linux DS-Client, Mac DS-Client, DS-Mobile Client, and DS-Notebook Client on the DVD. You can modify the sample XML file as required, and then cut-and-paste or import the text as part of the configuration process. No validation is performed on the XML, so you must test and verify that it works as you intend.
Once the backup policy is configured, the next time the DS-Client connects to the DS-System, it will download the backup policy to a file in the installation directory named backup_policy.xml. When the file is applied, it is renamed with a consecutive number (for example, backup_policy_001.xml). DS-Client will detect the change and apply the new configurations each time you change the backup policy. This is how you can control the DS-Client's configurations and activities remotely from the DS-System.
For the DS-Mobile Client (Windows) and DS-Notebook Client (Mac), when the backup policy option is enabled, the auto-configuration feature is disabled for the DS-Client. Only XML configurations it obtains directly from the DS-System will be applied. It will not apply to files that are manually copied into the DS-Client installation directory with the name config-update.xml or backup_policy.xml.