Tivoli Header

Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide


Assigning a Management Class to Files

A management class defines when your files are included in a backup, how long they are kept on the server, and how many versions of the file the server should keep. The server administrator selects a default management class. You can specify your own management class to override the default management class.

You can assign a management class for a file or file group by using an include statement in your client options file. Management class names are not case-sensitive. For example, to associate all the files in the costs directory with a management class named budget, you would enter:

   include c:\adsm\proj2\costs\* budget

To specify a management class named managall to use for all files to which you do not explicitly assign a management class, you would enter:

   include * managall

The example below demonstrates how to use a management class:

   exclude ?:\...\*.sno
   include c:\winter\...\*.ice      mcweekly
   include c:\winter\december\*.ice mcdaily
   include c:\winter\january\*.ice  mcmonthly
   include c:\winter\winter\white.sno

Processing follows these steps:

  1. The file named white.sno is backed up following bottom-up processing rules. Because you did not specify a management class, the file is assigned to the default management class.
  2. Any file with an extension of ice in the c:\winter\january directory is assigned to the management class, mcmonthly.
  3. Any file with an extension of ice in the c:\winter\december directory is assigned to the management class, mcdaily.
  4. Any other files with an extension of ice in any directory under \winter are assigned to the management class, mcweekly.
  5. Any file with an extension of sno (except c:\winter\winter\white.sno) in any directory is excluded from backup.

To specify your own default management class for files that are not explicitly included, specify:

   include ?:* mgmt_class_name

as the first include or exclude option defined.


[ Top of Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Table of Contents | Index ]