Exclusing files from backup in TSM 5.3 on AIX 5.3 1

[J1gh2]

Hi,

I am using TSM 5.3 on AIx 5.3. I am trying to exclude some files from being backed up but TSM does not like the pattern of the exclude statements. We are using symbolic links but I have specified the full path to no avil.

1) I have created the following in dsm.opt (tried this with dsm.sys as well)

*exclude the following files from backup
exclude.dir /home/oracle/archive
exclude.dir /home/oracle/oradata
exclude.dir /home/oracle/oraindex
exclude.dir /home/oracle/oratemp
exclude.dir /home/oracle/oraundo
exclude.dir /home/oracle/redo

2) I have tried using just exclude and exclude.fs as well with the above parameters but I get the eror "ANS1036S Invalid option 'EXCLUDE.FS' or "EXCLUDE" found in options file '/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt'"

3) I have tried creating an inex or inclexcl file with these options in it and pointing to it from the the dsm.opt file but I get the same message.

What am I doing wrong here?

 

[p5wizard]

I believe you need to specify in your dsm.sys file


INCLEXCL /your/path/to/inclexcl.list


Then specfy inclusion/exclusion zones in the specified

/your/path/to/inclexcl.list


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[J1gh2]

p5wizard

That`s great. Created a inclexcl.list file and it`s looking much better now. TSM did not seem to like the spaces between the exclude and the parameter but I am not getting the error anymore.

Thanks a lot