Just to clarify...

If you specify 'Incremental' without any parameters (objects) then it uses
the DOMAIN option.

For the command line client 'dsmc incr' will use the DOMAIN option to figure out
which drives to backup.  Running 'dsmc incr C:' will not use the DOMAIN and
backup only the C: drive.  This works the same in the V2 and V3 client.

In the V2 GUI the list of drives was the initial window and was pre-selected
using the DOMAIN option.  These selections could be changed.  Hitting the
'Incremental' menu item would backup each drive selected.

In the V3 GUI there is no 'drive' window and no 'Incremental' menu item.
There is only a main screen which leads to the single dirtree window.
Coming in the next PTF (targeted for end of March 98) a 'Backup Domain'
menu item will be available as a 'fast-path' method to backup the entire
machine.  As the name implies it will use the DOMAIN option.

By default the DOMAIN is set to ALL-LOCAL.  This will not backup your network
or removable drives.

David Derk
ADSM Client Development


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     Um...there's a thread in the discussion list wherein it is
     acknowledged by IBM that an incremental *ignores* the domain
     specification.


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Subject: Re: Local/Network File Spaces
Author:  "Moir;Betsy" <Betsy.Moir AT LN.SSW.ABBOTT DOT COM> at ~Internet
Date:    3/6/98 1:45 PM


Greg -

There's an option you can put in the options file that limits the drives
(domains) that will be backed up:

DOMAIN C: D:

That would backup only the C and D drives.  If your users have access to
their own options file, then this doesn't *guarantee* they won't go in there
and change that, but if they're anything like most of our workstation
clients, they aren't much interested in how it works, just that it does.

It's my understanding, too, that ADSM defaults to backing up only locally
attached drives unless told to do otherwise.




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Subject: Local/Network File Spaces

Hello!  Me again :-)

I am running the new 3.1 server and client on NT.  I was wondering about
local and network file spaces.  We have ADSM backing up all files on the
server, and workstations that attach to the server.  When ADSM backups a
workstation, does it backup network mapped drives as well?  I am just
concerned that files located on the server, are being backed up twice, (once
directly on the server, and through the client's drive mappings) therefore
taking up more tape space.  Is there a way to force the client to ONLY
backup local files?

Sure would appreciate any information you might have.
Thanx!

Greg Garrison
Bank of America
Credit Card Group
602-597-2611


Regards,
      David Derk                              ADSM Development, IBM
      derk AT us.ibm DOT com                T/L 276-0267