Maybe the DB guys need to place .bak files onto a SAN volume to make backups
easier to manage?

Hopefully something will work out, and yes, I guess more time will be spent
scanning the server(s) looking for these files rather than actually spending
the time probably backing it up :-)

Simon Weaver 
Technical Support 
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium 
Tel: 02392-708598 

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net 



-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Markham [mailto:dave.markham AT fjserv DOT net] 
Sent: 13 March 2006 15:46
To: WEAVER, Simon
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] exclude, include query


WEAVER, Simon wrote:
> Dave
> Hmmmm sounds complicated, but looking at the SysAdmin guide, you may 
> be best to specify the drives that WANT to be backed up within your 
> current policy (or a new policy, depending on what your overall goal 
> is).
>
> Now, reading this it sounds like you specify the file extension (ie: 
> *.bat) that need to be backed up, but EXCLUDE the root drive letters - 
> which I guess in your case maybe C:\, E:\
>
> Ok now im confused reading this :-(( But it sounds like it MAY work, 
> although being totally honest, never tried it!!
>
> I would suggest setting up a TEST POLICY and see if it works out 
> perhaps?
>
> Simon Weaver
> Technical Support 
> Windows Domain Administrator 
>
> EADS Astrium
> Tel: 02392-708598 
>
> Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Markham [mailto:dave.markham AT fjserv DOT net]
> Sent: 13 March 2006 13:40
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] exclude, include query
>
>
> Guys im mailing on behalf of a colleague who works on the windows side 
> of the fence. He asked me this question about netbackup but i wasnt 
> too sure on how it would behave.
>
> He basically wants to backup *.trk and *.bak ( i think cant remember ) 
> on a couple few drives. Now he cant put m:\*.trk and m:\*.bak because 
> that will just backup those files in the root of m:\  right?
>
> He has ought about doing this :-  put in the policy file list *.trk 
> and *.bak hoping this will backup all instances no matter what 
> directory or mount point. Then in the exclude_list put 
> ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and in the include_list put m:\ n:\
>
> Hes hoping this will backup *.trk anywhere under m:\ and n:\
>
> Has anyone any idea if this will work or if the include_list overrides 
> the policy file lists and everything under m:\ will be backed up?
>
> Cheers
> Dave
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I think problem with putting m:\*.bak it will only backup files matching
*.bak within the root of m: If i want m:\something\somethingelse\*.bak it
wont be captured.

Bit of strange request i know.

It seems to have worked putting all_local_drives in and then excludeing
*.* and including *.bak but i can think this will have a performance hit.

The issue is we dont know what partitions have the *.bak files on it as they
are san attached volumes and the DB guys could put them anywhere. Need a
policy to to try and capture them without specifying too much.

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