Thanks Andy.  I knew that it could be done, I just didn't have all
my thought in order the way TSM likes!

... JC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Raibeck [SMTP:storman AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:58 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Different client option sets on different days?
>
> No, I don't think different client options sets will solve this for you.
> I'm not sure exactly how you were going to implement this with
> include/exclude statements, but if it was to exclude everything but the
> handful of directories during the daily backups and include everything on
> weekend, then this is definitely not recommended. Remember, the files you
> exclude are not simply skipped, but also expired if backup versions
> currently exist. That would not do.
>
> If I understand requirement #2 correctly, you wish to do full incrementals
> on your office servers on weekends, but only back up a handful of
> directories on weekdays. If so, then an easy solution is to define your
> daily backup schedule such that the OBJECTS value specifies the
> directories you want to back up, and the OPTIONS value includes
> -SUBDIR=YES. For example:
>
>    define schedule standard daily -
>       objects="d:\home\* d:\group\* d:\apps\an-application\*" -
>       options="-subdir=yes"
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
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> TSM 4.3.2.1 on winders 2k, varioius clients
>
> I have a challenge from my boss and I needs some help.
>
> I need to backup things differently than I do now.  I have been backing up
> basically everything on
> a server every day (using incrementals on TSM of course).
>
> Now, we are making two classes of servers.
> 1. Application servers, do backups like we have been, but only on
> weekends.
>         -- this one is easy.  Just a different schedule.
>
> 2. Office servers, do backups like we have on weekends (so far so good).
>     (I set up a different Policy set for Office servers versus Application
> servers)
>     but DAILY, backup a couple of big directories and a few (but standard
> directories).
>         daily backup d:\home\* and d:\group\* and d:\apps\an-application\*
>
> I can set up the exclude/includes OK in different client option sets.  But
> how do I schedule
> to run with different client option sets on Windows through the TSM
> scheduler?
>
> Or if I need to re-think it, please point me in the right direction.
>
> TIA .. JC