Hey Kelly - The baby isn't here yet, but time is getting short.
OK, Looks like I've been signed up for this one!! This may or may not be
what you were asking for!
Tony -
Yeah, exclude whatever you can! It's really hard to nail down the NT server
side.
On the desktop side, as Kelly mentioned, we have a Clientopt set on the
server
which controls what we backup. For NT servers you can do something similar.
We only backup unique client data, that is, data that cannot be restored
through
either an image of the OS or re-install of an application. With that said,
we have a dsm.opt file, for win95 clients,
that looks like this:
********
tcpserveraddress server_name
nodename nade_name
commmethod tcpip
tcpport 1500
tcpbuffsize 512
tcpwindowsize 2048
largecommbuffers yes
tcpnodelay yes
schedlogretention 7
errorlogretention 7
schedlogname "c:\program files\ibm\adsm\ADSM.LOG"
Test ExcludeNetworkFS, ExcludeRemovableFS
exclude.dir "*:\...\Temporary Internet Files"
exclude *:\...\*.*
backupreg no
passwordaccess generate
LANG AMENG
replace prompt
********
The option set looks like this, It's huge! You can specify specific
directories to backup and skip everything else.
We have not fully implemented this for NT but we will be, and it is a
smaller client option set for servers of course!
Note: As of ADSM V3.1.X the Exclude.dir and Eclude.file don't work
consistently and definitely are shaky if used in the
client option set. Your mileage may vary.
<<clientopt.txt>>
I'm out next week in a Windows 2000 (pre-breakup) training class so I hope
this helps!
CR
__________________________________________________
Cris Robinson
Sr. Technical Analyst
Enterprise Storage Management / TSM
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
603.431.8400.54837
mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Lipp [SMTP:lipp AT STORSOL DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 11:41 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: dsm.opt include/exclude list and case sensitivity
>
> Tony,
>
> Ring up Cris Robinson at Liberty. He has a great clientopt file that they
> use for backing up desktops. I'm sure he'll include it here for us at our
> urging.
>
> TIA, Cris.
>
> Cris might be a bit indisposed in the near future so get to him soon.
> First
> time daddy and all...
>
> Kelly J. Lipp
> Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
> PO Box 51313
> Colorado Springs CO 80919
> (719)531-5926
> Fax: (719)260-5991
> www.storsol.com
> lipp AT storsol DOT com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Tony Garrison
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:26 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: dsm.opt include/exclue list and case sensitivity
>
>
> On this same topic.... What are the recommendations for exclusions on NT
> Servers. I am trying to convince management that we need to exclude
> things
> like *.tmp, *.dmp c:\winnt\profiles (except administrators, all users and
> default users) as well as *.lnk, *.url and any MS Office tmp files. any
> other recommendations or comments on these exclusions
>
>
> Anthony Garrison, MCSE
> Cell (210) 913-9836
> Pager 753-9836
> anthony.garrison AT usaa DOT com
>
> Words of wisdom from an IRS Auditor -
> "The trick is to stop thinking of it as YOUR money"
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Talafous, John G. [SMTP:Talafous AT TIMKEN DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:14 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: dsm.opt include/exclue list and case sensitivity
>
> Are there any case sensitivity issues in the exclude list in the
> dsm.opt
> file? For example, I have a client with an exclude statement for
> d:\ItLl\GAvS\*.* . Can this exclude be in all caps, all lower or
> does it
> have to be exact??
>
> TIA
> John G. Talafous Sr. Tech. Prog/Anal
> The Timken Company Phone: (330)-471-3390
> P.O. Box 6927 Fax : (330)-471-4034
> 1835 Dueber Ave. S.W.
> Canton, Ohio USA 44706-0927
> talafous AT timken DOT com http://www.timken.com/
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