User`s guide

In the diagram below, the container stands for a group; the two-color circle stands for a machine

with two applied policies; the three-color circle stands for a machine with three applied policies and

so on.

Besides the All machines group, we have

the custom G1 group in the root and the

custom G2 group, which is G1's child.

The "green" policy, applied to the All

machines group, is inherited by all

machines.

The "orange" policy, applied to G1, is

inherited by the G1 members and all its

child groups, both immediate and indirect.

The "blue" policy, applied to G2, is

inherited only by the G2 members since

G2 does not have child groups.

The "violet" policy is applied straight to

machine #4. It will exist on machine #4

irrespectively of this machine's

membership in any group.

Let's assume we create the G3 group in

the root. If no policies are applied to the

group, all its members are supposed to be

"green". But if we add, say, the #1

machine to G3, the machine will bear both

"orange" and "green" policies, in spite of

the fact that G3 has nothing to do with the

"orange" policy.

That's why it is difficult to track the

policies' inheritance from the top of the

hierarchy if the same machine is included

in multiple groups.

In real life, it's much easier to view the inheritance from the machine's side. To do so, navigate to any

group that contains the machine, select the machine and then select the Backup policies tab on the

Information pane. The Inheritance column shows whether a policy is inherited or applied directly to

the machine. Click Explore inheritance to view the inheritance order of the policy. In our example,

the policy names, the Inheritance column and the inheritance order will be as follows:

For machine Name of the policy Inheritance Inheritance order

#1 or #2 or #3 "green"

"orange"

Inherited

All machines -> #1 or #2 or #3

G1 -> #1 or #2 or #3