Be sure to stop and restart the scheduler after changing the exclude/include
list.  Also, the GUI (dsm) marks the excluded file with a small red x, so
you can the your work.  As with the scheduler, you have to stop/restart it
after changing the exclude/include list.

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, CANNAM, CYNTHIA L (SBCSI) wrote:

> To all:
>
> Does anyone see something in the following EXCLUDE statement that would
> still allow the directory path, subdirs, and files to be backed up anyway?
>
> exclude /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/*.*
>
> This is what the DSMSCHED.LOG reported from yesterday's backup:
>
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/name_info.dir [Sent]
>
> 03/01/2000 02:01:23 Normal File-->         8,290,304
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/name_info.pag [Sent]
>
> 03/01/2000 02:02:03 Normal File-->         4,194,304
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/obj_info.pag [Sent]
> 03/01/2000 02:02:22 Normal File-->            28,672
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/value_info.dir [Sent]
>
> 03/01/2000 02:02:23 Normal File-->     1,656,913,920
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/value_info.pag  Changed
> 03/01/2000 04:43:15 Retry # 1  Normal File-->     1,656,913,920
> /var/opt/OV/share/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/value_info.pag  **
> Unsuccessful
>
> You can see why we're trying to EXCLUDE the directory and all its associated
> parts: the files under this specific directory can't be used to recover the
> machine.
>
> Any information or insight is appreciated.
>
> Cindy Cannam
>
> Cynthia L. (Cindy) Cannam, MBA
> Midrange Planning/TSM Technical Support
> Systems Manager/SBC Services, Inc.
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