exclude/include list management form Master server for UNIX client

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hello,
just wanted to share the exclude/include list management for the unix clients from the master server 6.5.3 and earlier clients, its Symantec `T/N but i find this after long time.. so wanted to share.. so it can help others..
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http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH66046
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	DOCUMENTATION: A method for centrally managing exclude and include list for UNIX and Linux clients under NetBackup 6.5.3. and later

Solution

Exclude and include list for Windows clients are held in registry keys and can be managed from the Master Server/administration GUI via&nbsp;Host Properties&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Clients&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Windows Client&nbsp;&gt;Exclude Lists&nbsp;tab. &nbsp;Prior to NetBackup 6.5.3, there is no equivalent way to manage UNIX and Linux exclude and include lists. &nbsp;These are held in files that reside in the&nbsp;/usr/openv/netbackupdirectory on each client and can only be created and modified by logging on to the client and editing the files in place.
			
			With the introduction of NetBackup 6.5.3, it is now possible to maintain and manage these files on the Master Server by using the&nbsp;bpgetconfig&nbsp;and&nbsp;bpsetconfig&nbsp;commands to gather the exclude list files from the clients and put them back on the clients after modification.
			
			The qualifiers&nbsp;-i&nbsp;(for include list) and&nbsp;-e&nbsp;(for exclude list) have been added to both commands and are used in the following way:
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		bpgetconfig -e &lt;filename&gt; &lt;client&gt; &nbsp;[&lt;policy&gt; [&lt;schedule&gt;]]
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		Retrieves the exclude list file&nbsp;exclude_list&nbsp;from the client &lt;client&gt; and writes it to the location specified by &lt;filename&gt; (the additional qualifiers &lt;policy&gt; and &lt;schedule&gt; allow the files&nbsp;exclude_list.&lt;policy&gt;&nbsp;and&nbsp;exclude_list.&lt;policy&gt;.&lt;schedule&gt;&nbsp;to be retrieved).
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		bpgetconfig -i &lt;filename&gt; &lt;server&gt; [&lt;policy&gt; [&lt;schedule&gt;]]
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		Retrieves the include list file&nbsp;include_list&nbsp;from the client &lt;server&gt; and writes it to the location specified by &lt;filename&gt; (the additional qualifiers &lt;policy&gt; and &lt;schedule&gt; allow the files&nbsp;include_list.&lt;policy&gt;&nbsp;and&nbsp;include_list.&lt;policy&gt;.&lt;schedule&gt;&nbsp;to be retrieved).
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		bpsetconfig -e &lt;filename&gt; -h &lt;client&gt; [-c &lt;policy&gt; [-s &lt;schedule&gt;]]
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		Writes the file &lt;filename&gt; to&nbsp;/usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list&nbsp;on the client &lt;client&gt; (the additional qualifiers &lt;policy&gt; and &lt;schedule&gt; allow the files&nbsp;exclude_list.&lt;policy&gt;&nbsp;and&nbsp;exclude_list.&lt;policy&gt;.&lt;schedule&gt;&nbsp;to be written to the client).
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		bpsetconfig -i &lt;filename&gt; -h &lt;client&gt; [-c &lt;policy&gt; [-s &lt;schedule&gt;]]
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		Writes the file &lt;filename&gt; to /usr/openv/netbackup/include_list &nbsp;on the client &lt;client&gt; (the additional qualifiers &lt;policy&gt; and &lt;schedule&gt; allow the files&nbsp;include_list.&lt;policy&gt;&nbsp;and&nbsp;include_list.&lt;policy&gt;.&lt;schedule&gt;&nbsp;to be written to the client).
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		Note that there is no CLI function to list the exclude and include lists present on each client, so a record should be maintained of these. &nbsp;One simple way to do this would be to include the client name in &lt;filename&gt; on the Master Server.
			
			Examples:
			1. In the following example, the file&nbsp;exclude_list&nbsp;is retrieved from the client sun01 and written to&nbsp;sun01_exclude_list&nbsp;in the directory/usr/openv/netbackup/lists.&nbsp;
			
			#&nbsp;bpgetconfig -e /usr/openv/netbackup/lists/sun01_exclude_list sun01
			
			2. In the following example, the file&nbsp;/usr/openv/netbackup/lists/sun01_exclude_list.fullbck&nbsp;is written to/usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list.fullbck&nbsp;on the client sun01.
			
			#&nbsp;bpsetconfig -e /usr/openv/netbackup/lists/sun01_exclude_list.fullbck -h sun01 -c fullbck
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