In this same category of directive implementation, if I use the directive:

<< /oracle/ >>
+skip:  .?* *

Server in question has the following mount points:
/
/usr
/var
/oracle
/oracle/u01
/oracle/u02
/oracle/data01
/oracle/data02
/oracle/data01/backup
/oracle/redo1
...... and so on.  A standard Unix + Oracle environment.


Can I then use, in my save sets listing:
ALL
/oracle/u01
/oracle/data01/backup
/oracle/data01/arch

Which takes precendence?  The directive?  or the inclusive Save Set definition? 
 (please let it be Save Set <g>)  Thanks for the help.
--Ted

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[mailto:NETWORKER AT listmail.temple DOT edu]On Behalf Of Darren Dunham
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:34 PM
To: NETWORKER AT listmail.temple DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Networker] Best way to implement directives


>
> I've got a few categories of machines that complain about open files, mainly 
> Oracle, MSSql and UserProfiles.
>
> What is the most flexible way to setup the directives?  Client or server?  
> I'd like to be able to put a nsr.dir file on a client that says "don't backup 
> any file in any directory that ends in *.MDF".  Reading through the docs I 
> didn't see a way to recursively set that directive (maybe I missed it).
>

Most flexible?  client.  Easier to manage and monitor?  server.

<< / >>
  +skip: *.MDF

(or)

<< \"C:\" >>
  +skip: *.MDF

should work as a server side directive.

Directives continue downward unless overriden by other directives.

> I'm not sure I want to do a server directive becuase some client may have an 
> important file that ends in .MDF that is not a SQL server file.
>

Yup, that's the drawback.

> Any suggestions?

Write a huge configuration maintenance and monitoring program that lets
you specify particular things to do ("here are SQL directories".  "Skip
.MDF files in SQL directories"), and then have it create, maintain, and
monitor .nsr files on all your clients.

Okay, it's a suggestion.  I've been wanting to do that, but I never
actually have.

A few scripts that go looking for a few particular .nsr files is about
the closest I've come.


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Unix System Administrator                    Taos - The SysAdmin Company
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