DOMAIN.VMFULL vm=abc_template Should back up just the template Why do you want to back up templates on a different schedule instead of everything at once? David -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of James Thorne Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 7:44 AM To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Include and exclude for VMs Hello. Do you have Vmenabletemplatebackups yes set in the options file? Available in 6.4 and 7.1: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www-2D01.ibm.com_support_knowledgecenter_SSTFZR-5F6.4.0_com.ibm.itsm.client.doc_r-5Fopt-5Fvmenabletemplatebkup.html&d=AwIGaQ&c=SgMrq23dbjbGX6e0ZsSHgEZX6A4IAf1SO3AJ2bNrHlk&r=dOGCMY197NTNH1k_wcsrWS3_fxedKW4rpKJ8cHCD2L8&m=mOQzDtfaUiR8ImM2wxFmpUzbED6wp5GsHpVHKIii8cE&s=3ecfXIMNxEaFDKMQxvQzbpOZ8eTtyAV96NbOArgOhzM&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www-2D01.ibm.com_support_knowledgecenter_SSATMW-5F7.1.0_com.ibm.itsm.client.doc_r-5Fopt-5Fvmenabletemplatebkup.html&d=AwIGaQ&c=SgMrq23dbjbGX6e0ZsSHgEZX6A4IAf1SO3AJ2bNrHlk&r=dOGCMY197NTNH1k_wcsrWS3_fxedKW4rpKJ8cHCD2L8&m=mOQzDtfaUiR8ImM2wxFmpUzbED6wp5GsHpVHKIii8cE&s=G7uUkuoxqaUHYYveNbDjAx6dH36Tv3zx7ACURzfe6eI&e= James. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Hans Christian Riksheim Sent: 16 December 2015 10:59 To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Include and exclude for VMs I am trying to understand how this works. I want to backup a VM called "abc_template" but want to exclude from backup any other VMs with the name abc. I tried DOMAIN.VMFULL vmhostcluster=X;vm=abc_template;-vm=abc* in the hope that the inclusion preceded the exclusion but that didn't work. The template did not get backed up. Any tip here? Regards, Hans Chr.