ADSM-L

Re: Different includes/excludes

1997-02-18 15:11:30
Subject: Re: Different includes/excludes
From: Andy Raibeck <araibeck AT VNET.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 12:11:30 PST
Dave Sanders asks:

> A client would like to have a seperate include/exclude list during the week
> vs. during the weekend.  I know there have been discussions about this in
> the past,,, but could someone refresh the topic??

Some issues/problems you can run into:

Backup versions of files that were included but are subsequently excluded
  will be expired the next time incremental backup runs. In other words, the
  exclusion is for all backup versions, not just for any that might have been
  created while using that version of the include/exclude list.

If you change the management class on an INCLUDE statement, all existing
  backup versions of files affected by that INCLUDE will be re-bound to that
  management class (i.e. you can't have Monday - Friday's backups bound to
  one management class, and Saturday's backup bound to another -- all backup
  versions of the same file must be bound to the same management class).

In general, I wouldn't recommend flip-flopping include/exclude lists around,
although I don't have the specifics of your particular situation.

Andy Raibeck
ADSM Level 2 Support