Hello,

you should not code an include statement in the INCREMENTAL command, only
the name of the files you want to backup.

Rene Lambelet
Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Billerbeck [SMTP:dirk.billerbeck AT GECITS-EU DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 5:16 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      No Include/Exclude command line option with v3 client???
>
> Hello,
>
> a customer tried to run the following command on his NT server with an
> ADSM
> client (version 3.1.0.6, the ADSM server is an IBM RS/6000 H50 with ADSM
> 3.1.2.20):
>
> dsmc inc -include=C:\...\*
>
> But instead of backing up all files on drive C: he got an error message
> "ANS1108E Invalid option (-INCLUDE) for the INCREMENTAL command".... I
> couldn't believe that but I've tried it myself. It does not work!
>
> Is this a bug or a feature??? Can I no longer override the exclude/include
> list in the option file with an command line option?? Or do I have to do
> it
> in a different way??
>
>
> I've just looked into my IBM E&T student material (ADSM Planning and
> Implementation, Course SS50) and on page 3-45 it says:
> "Incremental backup processing will check the exclude/include list in the
> configuration options file unless OVERRIDDEN BY AN EXPLICIT EXCLUDE OR
> INCLUDE OPTION ON THE COMMAND LINE."
> IBM, please help!
>
> CU/2,
>                 Dirk Billerbeck
>
>
> Dirk Billerbeck
> CompuNet Kiel
> System Engineering
> Am Jaegersberg 20, 24161 Altenholz (Kiel), Germany
> Phone: ++49-431/3609-117, Fax: ++49-431/3609-190,
> Internet: dirk.billerbeck @ gecits-eu.com