Re: [Networker] Directive question - skipping a disk drive in Windows

Michael Leone wrote:
>  I'm confused about something. I have a directive that says
>  
>  << "X:\" 
>   +skip: .
>  
>  ("X:" being a Networker AFTD drive, on a Win2003 storage node 
>  running NW 7.5.2) 
>  
>  I thought that directive would skip trying to backup anything on 
>  that drive at all, just not access it at all. 

Thats true, but your directive is broken. It should be
<< "X:\" >>
+skip: .

2 angle bracket were missed.

All is typically represented with these and i am traditionally used
* .?* for Linux/Unix and *.* for Windows, but . should work.

 *
.
* .?*
*.* 

Regards, Riku

> Instead, I am seeing
>  
>  * admnlts003:X:\ 7281:save: VSS snapshot failed with error 
>  0x80042301 -- VSS Backup or Restore is not in the correct state for 
>  the operation, or the writer is not in the correct state..
>  * admnlts003:X:\ 7284:save: Networker will save the files without 
>  the snapshot. 
>    admnlts003: X:\                   level=full,      0 KB 00:00:03    0 
> files
>
>  And I don't understand why Networker is trying to access the drive 
>  at all, much less why the VSS error is coming up. If Networker was 
>  not trying to backup the drive, it wouldn't have initiated VSS at 
>  all (if I am understanding how VSS works, in conjunction with 
>  Networker). Why is Networker trying to save any files at all, with 
>  or without a snapshot?
>  
>  So I seem to be confused somewhere, but I can't tell where. Can 
>  anyone shed some light?
>  
>  Thanks
>  
>  -- 
>  Michael Leone
>  Network Administrator, ISM
>  Philadelphia Housing Authority
>  2500 Jackson St
>  Philadelphia, PA 19145
>  Tel:  215-684-4180
>  Cell: 215-252-0143
>  <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov
>
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