Below is the copy of DSM.OPT file for our SMS Server...As you can see I have
excluded D:\SMS folder from backing up and yet in the morning when I look at
the Log...it shows me this folder being backed up.....What is wrong here:

********************************************************************
* IBM Adstar Distributed Storage Manager
*
* Sample dsm.opt for 32-Bit Windows backup and archive Client - V3 level
*
* See options.wri for complete options file documentation
************************************************************************

*====================================================================
* TCP/IP
*====================================================================

commmethod      tcpip
tcpport          XXXX
TCPServeraddress XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

*====================================================================
* ipx/spx
*====================================================================

*====================================================================
* netbios
*====================================================================

*commmethod       netbios
*netbiosname       client1
*netbiosservername ntserver1

*====================================================================
* named pipes
*====================================================================

*commmethod namedpipe
namedpipename \\.\pipe\adsmpipe


************************************************************************
* COMPression
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | COMPression      | ON|OFf                                       |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* System default: OFf
*
* Option file example:
*
 COMPression ON
* COMPression OFf
************************************************************************


************************************************************************
* DOMain
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | DOMain           | ALL-LOCAL|domain                             |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* System default: ALL-LOCAL
*
* Options file examples:
*
* DOMain ALL-LOCAL Q:
************************************************************************


************************************************************************
* EXclude and INclude
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | EXclude          | pattern                                      |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | INclude          | pattern                                      |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
*
* EXclude and INclude patterns are written using an extended pattern
* match language.  This language uses the native operating system's
* metacharacters (wildcards) whenever possible.  A list of the
* supported metacharacters for the match language follows:
*
*   Function               AIX       DOS          OS/2
*   ---------------------  --------  --------     ---------
*   Match one character    ?         ?            ?
*   Match n characters     *         *            *
*   Match n directories    /... (1)  \... (1)     \...  (1)
*   Directory Separator    /         \            \
*   Open Character Class   [    [(1)     [(1)
*   Character Class Range  -         -    (1)     -     (1)
*   Close Character Class  ]    ](1)     ](1)
*   Literal Escape         \         \    (1)     \     (1)
*   Drive Separator        none      :            :
*
*
************************************************************************

*Exclude *:\IBMBIO.COM
*Exclude *:\IBMDOS.COM
*Exclude *:\MSDOS.SYS
*Exclude *:\IO.SYS
*Exclude *:\...\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\*.*
*Exclude *:\...\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\...\*

************************************************************************

************************************************************************
* NodeName
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | MACHinename      | client_name                                  |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* Default:  Netbios Name (NT/Win95 Computer name)
*
* Option file example:
*
* MACHinename
************************************************************************

NODENAME XXXXXXXXXXX
password  XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

************************************************************************
* REPlace
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | REPlace          | Yes|No|Prompt                                |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* System default: Prompt
*
* Option file example:
*
* REPlace N
* REPlace Y
************************************************************************


************************************************************************
* SUbdir
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | SUbdir           | Yes|No                                       |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* System default: No
*
* Option file example:
*
SUbdir Yes
* SUbdir No
************************************************************************


************************************************************************
* TCPPort
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | TCPPort          | port_addr                                    |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* Default: 1500
*
* Option file example:
*
************************************************************************
* TCPPORT 1500


************************************************************************
* TCPServeraddress
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | TCPServeraddress | server_addr                                  |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* Default: None
*
* Option file examples:
*
************************************************************************
* TCPServeraddress localhost

* TCPBUFFSIZE   31
* TCPWINDOWSIZE 24



************************************************************************
* Verbose
*
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* | Verbose          |                                              |
* +------------------+----------------------------------------------+
* System default: Verbose
*
* Option file example:
*
* Verbose
************************************************************************

passwordaccess generate
****************************************************
*  The language installed                          *
****************************************************
LANG AMENG
SCHEDMODE       PROMPTED
ERRORLOGRETENTION 5
SCHEDLOGRETENTION 5

EXCLUDE "*:\MACINTOSH VOLUME\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MACINTOSH VOLUME\*.*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MACINTOSH VOLUME\...\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MACINTOSH VOLUME\...\*.*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MICROSOFT UAM VOLUME\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MICROSOFT UAM VOLUME\*.*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MICROSOFT UAM VOLUME\...\*"
EXCLUDE "*:\MICROSOFT UAM VOLUME\...\*.*"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\EA DATA. SF"
EXCLUDE "*:\...\PAGEFILE.SYS"
Exclude.Dir "D:\SMS"
********************************************************************

Thanks

Mehdi Amini
LAN/WAN Engineer
ValueOptions
12369 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite C
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: 703-390-6855
Fax: 703-390-2581



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