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Werk #7022: Backup can now be configured to exclude historical data

Component Setup
Title Backup can now be configured to exclude historical data
Date Jan 8, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.6.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The site backup in WATO can now be configured to create partial backups of a site. The backup excludes the metric data (RRD files), the monitoring history and log files in this mode. Such backups are much smaller in general and can be created much faster.

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