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You can create an include-exclude file to exclude a specific file or groups of files from backup and space management services (if the TSM HSM client is installed), and to assign specific management classes to files. TSM backs up any file that is not explicitly excluded. TSM client directories should be excluded from backup services.
To create an include-exclude file, you can use the TSM preference editor as follows:
You can also create an include-exclude file by selecting the Utilities menu> Setup Wizard item from the TSM GUI.
You can also create an include-exclude file, by performing the following steps:
Figure 8 provides brief descriptions of the include and
exclude options that you can specify in your include-exclude
options file. See table references for more information about each
option.
Figure 8. Include-Exclude Options
Option | Description | Page |
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exclude | Excludes a file or group of files from backup services and space management services (if the TSM HSM client is installed). Any file in your client domain that is not specifically excluded with this option is considered for backup. | Exclude Options |
exclude.backup | Excludes a file or a group of files from normal backup services, but not from HSM. | Exclude Options |
exclude.dir | Locates matching directory names. If a matching directory is found, that directory, its files, and all its subdirectories and their files are excluded from backup services. | Exclude Options |
exclude.file | Excludes files, but not directories, that match a pattern. | Exclude Options |
exclude.file.backup | Excludes a file from normal backup services. | Exclude Options |
exclude.file.spacemgmt | Excludes a file from hierarchical space management services (HSM) only. Use this option when you have both the backup-archive client and the HSM client installed. | Exclude Options |
exclude.fs | Excludes file spaces matching a pattern. | Exclude Options |
exclude.image | Excludes mounted file systems and raw logical volumes that match the pattern from image processing. This option is valid for AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris only. | Exclude Options |
exclude.spacemgmt | Excludes a group of files from HSM backup only. Use this option when you have both the backup-archive client and the HSM client installed. | Exclude Options |
include | Includes files or management classes for backup or archive processing. | Include Options |
include.file | Includes a file for backup services, or assigns a management class to a file. | Include Options |
include.image | Includes a file space or logical volume, or assigns a management class when used with the backup image command. The backup image command ignores all other include options. This option is valid for AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris cilents only. | Include Options |
For UNIX, we recommend that you have the following minimum include-exclude list in your include-exclude options file:
exclude /unix/ exclude.dir /unix/ exclude /.../core
If you are using AFS, also specify:
exclude /usr/vice/cache/* exclude /var/vice/cache/*
These are system files that cannot be recovered without possibly corrupting the operating system.
To specify groups of files that you want to include or exclude, use the
wildcard characters listed in Figure 9. This table applies to include and
exclude statements only. For information about
using wildcard characters in TSM commands, see "Using Wildcard Characters in a Command".
Figure 9. Wildcard and Other Special Characters
Character | Function |
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? | The match-one character matches any single character except
the directory separator; it does not match the end of the string.
You cannot use the match-all character (or any wildcard character) when
specifying the high-level qualifier of an object, only use it for the
low-level qualifier. . For example:
|
* | The match-all character. You cannot use the match-all character
(or any wildcard character) when specifying the high-level qualifier of an
object, only use it for the low-level qualifier. For example:
|
/... | The match-n character matches zero or more directories. |
/ |
The directory separator character limits the scope of the search for the matching n characters and directories. If a pattern does not begin with a directory separator (or one does not follow the file system specification), a match all directories is appended to the pattern. For example, these patterns are equivalent:The directory separator character limits the scope of the search for the matching n characters and directories. If a pattern does not begin with a directory separator (or one does not follow the file system specification), a match-all directories is appended to the pattern. For example, these patterns are equivalent: core /.../core |
[ | The open character-class character begins the enumeration of a character
class. For example:
xxx[abc] matches xxxa, xxxb, or xxxc. |
- | The character-class range includes characters from the first character to
the last character specified. For example:
xxx[a-z] matches xxxa, xxxb, xxxc, ... xxxz. |
\ | The literal escape character. When used within a character class, it treats the next character literally. When used outside of a character class, it is not treated in this way. |
] | The close character-class character ends the enumeration of a character class. |
Figure 10 contains examples of ways you might use wildcard characters with include and exclude patterns. For more information about using the exclude.backup and exclude.spacemgmt options, see Tivoli Storage Manager Installing the Clients, SH26-4102.
Note: | The include and exclude commands do not work with
symbolic links to directories. Do not use /u in these
commands. For example, instead of entering:
include /u/tmp/save.fil enter: include /home/tmp/save.fil |
Figure 10. Using Wildcard Characters with Include and Exclude Patterns
Task | Pattern |
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Exclude all files with an extension of bak, except those found on the /usr file system in the dev directory. |
exclude *.bak include /usr/dev/*.bak |
Exclude all files and directories under any tmp directory that might exist, except for the file, /home/tmp/save.fil. Include this file. |
exclude /.../tmp/.../* include /home/tmp/save.fil |
Match any .obj file in any directory on the /usr1, /usr2, and /usr3 file systems. |
exclude /usr[1-3]/.../*.obj |
Match the .obj files found in the root directory in the usr2 file system only. |
exclude /usr2/*.obj |
Match any file that resides under the tmp directory found on any drive. |
exclude /.../tmp/.../* |
Exclude the entire directory structure /var/spool from all processing. |
exclude.dir /var/spool |
Exclude the raw logical volume from image backup. |
exclude.image /dev/hd0/*/* |
The TSM client program processes the include and exclude options as follows:
You can use the exclude.dir option in your options file to exclude directories and subdirectories from backup. See Exclude Options for more information.
The following examples demonstrate bottom up processing.
exclude *.obj include /home/foo/.../*.obj exclude /home/foo/junk/*.obj
The file that processes is: /home/foo/dev/test.obj. Processing follows these steps:
exclude *.obj include /home/foo/.../*.obj exclude /home/foo/junk/*.obj
The file that processes is: /home/widg/copyit.bat. Processing follows these steps:
exclude /.../*.obj include /home/foo/.../*.obj exclude /home/foo/junk/*.obj
The current file that processes is: /home/lib/objs/printf.obj. Processing follows these steps: