I tried the same but my client software does not recognize the show inclexcl
command.

ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 3, Release 1, Level 0.7
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1999, All Rights Reserved.

dsmc> show inclexcl
ANS1141W Unknown command - show
dsmc>

Where did you get version 3.7.10??

Regards
Dick
Steven P Roder wrote:

> >         To verify the exact order all Include/Exclude directives a re being
> > processed in, enter the command "show inclexcl" in the command line client
> > window.  This may shed some light on the subject - at least you can tell how
> > *SM is looking at the directives.  The command "show options" will also
> > provide additional data such as where the dsm files are located and backup
> > domain lists (this is a bunch of output so you may need to re-size your
> > window).
>
> Well, it fairly clear that in my case, TSM's dsmc program is ignoring my
> exclude.fs.  Here is my /etc/adsm.exclude file:
>
> exclude /.../core
> exclude /var/adm/log/adsm.schedlog
> exclude.dir /u/tkssteve/.netscape/cache
> exclude /root.b/.../*
> exclude.fs /root.b
> exclude.fs /u.b
> exclude.fs /util
> exclude.fs /termutil
> exclude.fs /source
> exclude.fs /acsu
> exclude.fs /entire
> exclude.fs /home/staff
> exclude.fs /termtemp
> exclude.fs /mailRestore
>
> ...and the show inclexcl
> (4:28pm)[rexx]{~}> sudo dsmc -se=aix
> Tivoli Storage Manager
> Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 3, Release 7, Level 1.0
> (C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1999, All Rights Reserved.
>
> tsm> show inclexcl
> Node Name: REXX.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
> Session established with server ADSM_AIX: AIX-RS/6000
>   Server Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.42
>   Data compression forced off by the server
>   Server date/time: 03/30/00   16:28:52  Last access: 03/30/00   14:04:03
>
> Mode Function  Pattern (match from top down)
> ---- --------- -----------------------------
> Excl Directory /u/tkssteve/.netscape/cache
> Excl All       /root.b/.../*
> Excl All       /var/adm/log/adsm.schedlog
> Excl All       /.../core
> tsm>
>
> Did the exclude.fs syntax change from 3.1?  There are no complaints in
> dsmerror.log...
>
> Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
> VM Systems Programmer
> UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
> ADSM Administrator
> (tkssteve AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564 | 
> http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)