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spitman
Level 5
11 years ago

Windows - includes/excludes

Good morning!

Here is what I am looking to do:

  1. Exclude everything on a windows host
  2. Include the C:\ drive and E:\backup folder
  3. Also get the system state/shadow copy

Here is what I have done:

exclude:  ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

include:   C:\, E:\backup

...but then I started thinking... if I do it this way, will I still get the system state/shadow copy? Or, because of the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES, will it be excluded?
 

I've got a while before this runs, so just wanted to ask first...

Thanks in advance!

 

(Running Netbackup 7.1.0.3 currently... yes, I know we need to upgrade...)

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  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    11 years ago

    Spitman,

    i have never got a situation to keep the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES in exclude list and keep the required once in include list... since i belive its not a best practice.

    exclude and include list does not have the direct visiblity in the policy configuration and over the period of time it will become complex to answer the question " why this file is not being backup" by the user.

    if you want you can try with the idea that you have.. but as suggested its 100% good idea to go with the specific policy.

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  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    why dont you add backup selection as 

    C:\ 

    E:\backup

    Shadow Copy Components:\ 

     System State:\*

    when you only what to take the backup of those... rest everyghing will not be consider for backup as they are not specified in backup selection

  • spitman's avatar
    spitman
    Level 5
    11 years ago

    ...because I have it in a policy with a group of other hosts, and I don't want to put it into its own policy...

    Thank you for the thought, though :)

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    I agree with Nagalla.  Forget the Exclude. 

     

    Policy should be based on backup requirements (what/when/how).  If this client has different requirement then it should be in a different policy.

     

  • spitman's avatar
    spitman
    Level 5
    11 years ago

    All I'm really trying to find out if setting exclude to ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES means that system state will be excluded as well.  Thanks...

  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    Spitman,

    i have never got a situation to keep the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES in exclude list and keep the required once in include list... since i belive its not a best practice.

    exclude and include list does not have the direct visiblity in the policy configuration and over the period of time it will become complex to answer the question " why this file is not being backup" by the user.

    if you want you can try with the idea that you have.. but as suggested its 100% good idea to go with the specific policy.

  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    Andy_Welburn
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Altho' I'm inclined to go along with the other suggestions of a separate policy, I'll bite!

     

    ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES: I have never heard of excluding this directive & in all honesty don't even know if it's actually possible, but ....

     

    Is the backup selection for the policy ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES? What other drives does this client have?

     

    So ......

    Requirement: backup C:\, E:\backup plus SSC/SS

    Backup selection: ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

    Exclude: E:\                (plus any other drives altho' NOT C:\)

    Include E:\backup