Hi Zoltan,
I don't quite understand the question. If the file is INCLUDEd, how would
OBJECTS change this?
In looking over your initial post again (I read it too quickly the first
time), something doesn't seem quite right:
> We are troubleshooting a backup problem (nothing is being backed up) and
> the OBJECTS option on the schedule says INCLUDE \\server\folder\*.*
Are you saying that the schedule definition has an OBJECTS parameter coded
like this?
objects="INCLUDE \\server\folder\*.*"
If so, then that is not right, as the TSM client will interpret this as
trying to back up (a) a file called INCLUDE and (b) all files in directory
\\server\folder whose names do not contain a dot '.' character.
The OBJECTS parameter should specify only the file specification(s) you
want to back up, not TSM keywords. So this is probably more like what you
want:
objects=\\server\folder\*
and if you want to traverse subdirectories of \\server\folder, add this to
the schedule definition as well:
options=-subdir=yes
Think of the OBJECTS and OPTIONS parameters as containing the same items
that you would use if you were running a command line backup. In this
example:
dsmc incremental \\server\folder\* -subdir=yes
you could create a schedule with OBJECTS and OPTIONS values like I show
above.
Another example:
dsmc incremental C:\Users\Zoltan\* C:\Users\Andy\* -subdir=yes
-compression=yes -compressalways=no
Then you would create a schedule with this:
objects="C:\Users\Zoltan\* C:\Users\Andy\*"
options="-subdir=yes -compression=yes -compressalways=no"
Where the INCLUDE option comes in to play is if:
(a) You want these files bound to a specific management class. In such a
case, you would put an INCLUDE statement in the dsm.opt file like this:
include \\server\folder\...\* mymgmtclass
(b) You have an "EXCLUDE *" statement at the very top of your
include/exclude list, which would cause all files not already included to
be excluded. For example:
* This EXCLUDE at the top of the list causes files not included to be
excluded
exclude *
* The follwing INCLUDEd files will be backed up
include \\server\folder\...\*
include c:\users\...\*
include c:\data\...\*
* and so on and so forth
Note that INCLUDE and EXCLUDE, without any of the dot-extensions (e.g.,
EXCLUDE.DIR), operate only on files. They have no effect on directories. So
if your include-list consisted only of this:
exclude *
and you ran an incremental backup on a file system, no file objects would
be backed up, but the directory structure would still be backed up.
If this information is doesn't help answer the question, then it would help
to have more detail about what you want to do, and what your current client
options already look like.
Note that the backup-archive client manuals have information about using
INCLUDE and EXCLUDE (see "Online documentation" in my sig below).
- Andy
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2013-04-18
13:53:40:
> From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 2013-04-18 14:03
> Subject: Re: include/exclude pattern matching *.* vs *
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Does the OBJECTS value on the schedule override an INCLUDE in the
dsm.opt?
>
> -------------
> Zoltan Forray
> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> UCC/Office of Technology Services
> zforray AT vcu DOT edu - 804-828-4807
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> On Apr 18, 2013 10:46 AM, "Andrew Raibeck" <storman AT us.ibm DOT com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Zoltan,
> >
> > Yes, there is a difference. Don't confuse old-style DOS wildcard
matching
> > with TSM wildcard matching.
> >
> > '*' matches zero more more characters. Thus:
> >
> > *.*
> >
> > will match file names that have a '.' in them, e.g.:
> >
> > charts.xls
> > myfile.
> > .profile
> >
> > It will NOT match files that do not contain a dot, e..g:
> >
> > myfile
> > profile
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > - Andy
> >
> >
> >
____________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Andrew Raibeck | Tivoli Storage Manager Level 3 Technical Lead |
> > storman AT us.ibm DOT com
> >
> > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
> > Product support:
> >
> > http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/
> Tivoli_Storage_Manager
> >
> > Online documentation:
> >
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli
> > Documentation Central/page/Tivoli Storage Manager
> > Product Wiki:
> >
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli
> > +Storage+Manager/page/Home
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2013-04-18
> > 10:34:30:
> >
> > > From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> > > To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> > > Date: 2013-04-18 10:39
> > > Subject: include/exclude pattern matching *.* vs *
> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
> > >
> > > Is there a real difference in an INCLUDE statement using \*.* vs \* ?
> > >
> > > We are troubleshooting a backup problem (nothing is being backed up)
and
> > > the OBJECTS option on the schedule says INCLUDE \\server\folder\*.*
> > >
> > > Is there a really good definitive document that picks through all
these
> > > kinds of wildcard patters to show what would be includes/excluded?
All
> > of
> > > the examples I could root out show using 1-asterisk/* but none
showed 2
> > *.*
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Zoltan Forray*
> > > TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
> > > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > > UCC/Office of Technology Services
> > > zforray AT vcu DOT edu - 804-828-4807
> > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations
will
> > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social
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> >
>
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