Re: [Networker] Directives in NDMP backup

Thanks to all who answered to me!

  I still continue to investigate this issue with NetApp and Legato
domestic groups. I'll send Summary after finishing.

Regards, Vitaly

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:47:52 +0200, Hrvoje Crvelin <hcrvelin AT ORCHESTRA DOT 
DE>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>NetApp supports EXCLUDE parameter.  You can exclude files
>and qtrees this way, but not directories AFAIK.  Second
>limit is that you can't specify path to excluded file but
>must name file like EXCLUDE=CV.doc
>
>Above will exclude ALL CV.doc encountered during the backup.
>NetApp itself warns this could slow down dump considerably.
>
>As any other NetApp parameter to include that one with your
>backup you should put it inside application information in
>client resource.  (there are number of other parameters
>which are useful as well; see your NetApp documentation).
>
>On NetApp side, if you are testing this and using dump for
>start in docs you will find following example:
>dump 0ufX rst0a tmp,*.o,core*,*backup* /vol/vol1
>
>where X means an exclude list is specified (tmp,*.o,core*,
>*backup*).
>
>The rules for constructing a string for excluding files are
>as follows (taken from OnTap 6.4 doc):
>- A string can be a file name.
>- You can use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard character.
>- The wildcard character must be the first or last character of the
>  string. Each string can contain up to two wildcard characters. For
>  example, you can specify *.core, core.*, or *core.*, but not
>core*.1.
>- If you have more than one string, you must separate the strings with
>
>  a comma.
>- You cannot have a comma in the file name or pattern.
>- You can specify up to 32 strings.
>
>Not as near good as directive, but it is a start at least.
>
>Cheers,
>Hrvoje
>
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