Nick Smith wrote:

> I currently have several windows server backup clients that i use
> volume shadow to backup the data, i use a pre script that lauches the
> shadow and maps it to drive B on the windows box and then backuppc
> backups B over rsync then a post script to kill the volume shadow.
> What i would like to do is create an exclude list to only backup
> certain files on the volume shadow (sql dbs, exchange info, my docs
> etc.)  but im a little confused as to how to go about it.  I found the
> post here:
>
http://www.mail-archive.com/backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT 
net/msg08595.html
> where someone was able to make a filter.txt file and create the list,
> but that was for a linux client.  How would i make a list like that
> for a windows client? Would i have to use paths like B:\blah or B\? or
> just \Documents and settings\, \program files\mssql7\ etc? Also, would
> it exclude everything else but whats in the file?  Trying to make sure
> i havent duplicated anything here or have overlapping configuration.
> 
> Thanks for any advice you can give. this is the first time ive
> attempted to weed out files from being backed up.

I declare the exclude list within the GUI of backuppc.

Declare the "RsyncShareName" in the same manner as they are declared in your
rsyncd.conf in your windows client.
Define BackupFilesExclude:
NewKey = "*" if it should applicable to all RsyncShareName or the
RsyncShareName to which it should applicable.
Within the Key you can add the directories relativ to the RsyncShareName in
Linux syntax.
e.g.:
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
  'D',
  'C'
];
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
  'C' => [
    '/WINDOWS/Downloaded Program Files',
    '/WINDOWS/Offline Web Pages',
    '/WINDOWS/Temp',
    '/WINDOWS*.log',
    '/proc'
  ],
  '*' => [
    'pagefile.sys',
    'hiberfil.sys',
    '/System Volume Information',
    '/RECYCLER',
    '/$Recycle.bin',
    '/$RECYCLE.BIN',
    '/proc',
    '/Windows',
    'Temporary*',
    '/Program Files'
  ]
};

br
Matthias
-- 
Don't panic


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