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Re: Mac X Client Firewire Exclude

2003-05-01 18:26:50
Subject: Re: Mac X Client Firewire Exclude
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 18:26:07 -0400
>I can't seem to exclude a firewire drive from scheduled backups.  In the
>include/exclude I've got:
>
>exclude.dir "FIREWIRE-A" (which I was able to add using the gui).  But,
>when I perform a backup, it backs up those files anyway (firewire drives
>are considered "local" drives).  I have a number of Mac X users that use
>TSM as their primary backup service but locally backup to a firewire
>drive.  They get very upset when we back up their "backups" and charge
>them for storage...  Any thoughts or help would be appreciated.  I have
>a call in to tech support as well...

You'd need to give us more detail on your drive, but I should think you'd
want to specify the drive with an Exclude.FS, not Exclude.Dir.  In any case,
using Exclude.FS is the inverse of the more explicit choice of coding a
Domain list of partitions to back up, eliminating the need for such Excludes
and deterministically backing up just what should be backed up - no surprise
"visitor" filespaces.  The server administrator will thank you.

  Richard Sims, BU

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