Hi Zoltan,

Well, you would know if your backup wasn't working right because you would
only see the root of the directory getting backed up. If
\\somcifs.rams.adp.vcu.edu\ph is a file system (and not just a directory)
then you should not need the SUBDIR option.

If the items in the OBJECTS list are file systems, then do not use the
SUBDIR option, as subdirectory traversal is always implicit in full file
system processing. In other words, in the context of full file system
incremental backup, the SUBDIR option is irrelevant.

Examples (these assume you are not using the DOMAIN settings in the client
options file, of course):

1. Back up C:, E: and F:

      OBJECTS="C: E: F:"

   Note: Do NOT do this: OBJECTS="C:\* E:\* F:\*" OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES

   This is the equivalent of "dsmc incremental C: E: F:"

2. Back up C:\somedir1 and E:\somedir2, including subdirectories of those
directories:

      OBJECTS="C:\somedir1\* E:\somedir2\*" OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES

   This is the equivalent of "dsmc incremental c:\somedir1\* e:\somedir2\*
-subdir=yes"

#2 is representative of the scenario under discussion in this thread, hence
my suggestion.

Regards,

Andy

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2016-08-29
14:13:10:

> From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 2016-08-29 14:14
> Subject: Re: Fine tuning INCLUDE/EXCLUDE and EXCLUDE.DIR
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Andrew Raibeck <storman AT us.ibm DOT com>
wrote:
>
> > 1. Schedule the incremental backup with OBJECTS="J:\IMAGENOW\SUBOB_OSM
\*"
> > OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES
> >
>
> Andy,
>
> Your above comment got me thinking we aren't doing certain backups
> correctly.
>
> We have a large CIFS server with 40+ TSM nodes/schedules defined to
backup
> the individual mount points/directories/user owned areas.  In the
schedule,
> I have coded things like "OBJECTS="\\somcifs.rams.adp.vcu.edu\ph" but not
> the OPTIONS=-SUBDIR=YES".  This node has 1.7M objects and 1.4TB of
> backups....
>
> I realize this sounds like a stupid question, but do I really need the
> "-SUBDIR=YES"?  If so, I am missing lots of backups I need to fix right
> away?
>
>
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