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rlbcandw
Level 3
14 years ago

Excluding a directory in OpenVMS

I need assistance with excluding the following directory and folder from an OpenVMS backup:  $1$DGA200:[USERS.YINK].  Currently I have the following selection in the policy for backup: $1$dga200:[000...
  • rlbcandw's avatar
    14 years ago

    This is what worked:

    Make reference to a exclude file in the clients policy backup selections
    and have the exclude file on the client populated with exclusions.

    policy backup selections
    $1$dga200:[000000...]*.*;*/exclude=@NBU$DIR:exclude.lis/ignore=(interlock,nobackup)

    on client cub, make file NBU$DIR:exclude.lis
    and put in it $1$dga200:[users.yink...]*.*;*