Overview of the SonicWALL CDP Agent
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SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Agent User’s Guide
Figure 4 illustrates the order in which rules are applied when determining what to back up.
Figure 4 Admin vs Agent Rule Precedence
Within the constraints of administrative rule precedence, rules operate as follows:
• Rules from current folder override inherited rules from parent folder
• Rules in higher position take precedence; rule order can be adjusted in the Agent User
Interface
• Rules can include or exclude sub-folders
Figure 5 illustrates rule operation and precedence.
Figure 5 Rule Operational Precedence
About Offsite Backup
The SonicWALL CDP Offsite Data Backup Service is an optional offsite backup and recovery
solution that stores data in a secure data center, and can be purchased for an additional fee.
The Offsite subscription-based service is configured by the administrator on the System >
Settings page of the Web Management Interface. Offsite backup can be selected during policy
configuration. This allows you to copy your backups to either the SonicWALL Offsite Portal, or
to another, offsite, SonicWALL CDP appliance for safekeeping in the event that your local