Hi Bill,

The difference is the timing of the database "exclusions".
We added the "/EXCLUDEDB" fairly recently for the exact reason
you are stating below. With "/EXCLUDEDB", we are able to
filter out the desired databases much earlier in the backup process.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/22/2009
10:21:12 PM:

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> Re: TDP Sql backups of mirror databases
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> Bill Boyer
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> to:
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> ADSM-L
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> 01/22/2009 10:21 PM
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> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
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> Thanks, Del. I'll give that a shot tomorrow, but could you explain the
> difference between this and the exclude option in the dsm.opt file? I
was
> just reading the user's guide and maybe it's just too late after a long
day,
> but I don't understand the difference.
>
> Bill Boyer
> "The ride is the objective. The destination is just the excuse." - ??