I think you mentioned database cluster in an earlier post?

here's how I have my sql cluster set up:

physical node hostnames:
sql1 (192.168.0.1)
sql2 (192.168.0.2)

cluster node hostname:
sqlclus (192.168.0.3)

I have two policies for my sql cluster (well, *I* have more than two, but for 
the purpose of this example, it's two):
WindowsOS-ClusterNodes 
        contains ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES for sql1 & sql2

SQLCluster
        contains FULL SQL backup for sqlclus (runs that feature-rich BCH file)

On SQL1 and SQL2, I have the excludes set for every drive but C for my 
"WindowsOS-ClusterNodes" policy, so the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive won't grab 
the sql data volumes (all drives > C).

Of course, if someone puts a file on one of the drives other than C, it won't 
get backed up, but you do avoid the partial backup errors resulting from trying 
to file-level-backup locked sql db files.

If you're running it all on C, you could do the same with a path-based exclude 
instead of a drive-based one.

I have this same kind of procedure running with Enterprise Vault and with 
Windows File Server clusters (get system data only with one clusternode policy 
that points to the physical nodes, get clustered data with another that points 
to the clustered hostname).

Hopefully that made sense..

~ Robin

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It might be easier, because I'm new to this and probably not explaining it 
correctly, to just ask what are the correct steps when configuring for backup 
of the floating drives in a cluster. There has to be something I missed. This 
would be an all Windows environment and I would need steps on configuring the 
client software, from start to finish. If someone could please explain this to 
me, I would appreciate it.

smwoodcrafts

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