In answer to your question...

Yes - the V3 client now has the exclude.dir option which tells the client to
totally ignore that entire
sub directory path.
BTW the exclude.file option (aka exclude option) has to process the directory
structure so that it can
recognise other include.file and exclude.file statements.

As suggested the new V3 incremental by file specification would be the best way
to backup these
files in this particular situation.

David Derk
ADSM Client Development


>    The v3 client supports the ability to specify a path for an incremental
>  backup, unlike v2.  You can use the v3 client with a v2 server, with some
>  capabilities of v3 not being available.  I have used a v3 client attached
>  to a v2 server to run an incremental on a drive & path.
>
>  There was discussion of the exact problem you are encountering being
>  addressed with v3.  I refer to the problem of ADSM processing those
>  directories that are excluded.  Does anybody else on the forum know whether
>  this is addressed with the current or future versions?