Scenario:
Server 3.1.1.5 on AIX 4.2.1.0
Client 3.1.0.6 on AIX 4.2.1.0 (not the same machine)

We have some "stuff" set up for Y2K testing. In case we corrupt this
"stuff", we want a full ("selective") backup of certain directories to be
retained for 180 days, so we can pull back the whole goup of "stuff" to the
finished install point if we want to.

1) I created a new Management Class called Y2KTEST in the STANDARD domain
with parameters of 100 versions each inactive and only, retention 180 days
for both active and inactive.

2) I modified the /etc/inclexcl.def to specify:

include /stuff/.../*  y2ktest

at the bottom of the inclexcl.def file.

3) I cycled the ADSM scheduler on the client node (just in case it only
reads the inclexcl.def on startup).

4) I ran dsmc to do my selective right away:

selective /stuff/ -subdir=yes

5) ADSM reports that the backups ran fine. If I go into the b-a GUI on the
client, it reports the right date and time for the backups, but says
they're in the DEFAULT management class.

What am I doing wrong here?

Is there some subtle difference between backing up directory trees and
filesystems? If my information is correct, each of the starting points I'm
specifying for "stuff" is a filesystem. (Note that I'm pretty new to AIX.
My last lifetime involved support of an O/S which, once you grafted disk
space onto the directory structure, handled directories and files the same
regardless of what physical or logical disk they were on, so I'm not yet
clear how directory trees differ from filesystems in AIX.)

Any/all help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards, Steven
Steven Chaba, Lead Analyst
Distributed Systems Technical Support
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, Rochester, NY
716.771.2137 voice