DHCP Exceptions

[SteansonA]

I need to build in exceptions for my backups to skip the DCHP services on an W2003 and NT4.0 Server.

How can this be accomplished.

[Steven_Cannon]

All you need to do is open the Backup job in Job Setup, and de-select the appropriate files from the Selection List....

(I don't know which files you need to exclude, but there are a few databases in there)

[Ameet_Thakkar]

Please refer the following explaination.

The "live" Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) database files are locked by the WINS service and unavailable for backup. However, WINS can be configured to make copies of the database which are available for backup by following these steps:
a). Start the WINS Manager, located in Programs | Administrative Tools menu.
b. Go to the Mappings menu bar item, and select Backup Database.
c. Select a directory for the copies. The default is the root directory of the local drive of the system running WINS. A subdirectory underneath the WINS directory is recommended (ie, %systemroot%\system32\wins\backup).
d. Copies of the WINS database and associated files will be replicated to this database every 3 hours.
2) For DHCP: Refer the following technote.
Technote Title: How to back up Microsoft DHCP.mdb
URL: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/190995.htm
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By creating New backup job, you may modify the selection list so as to exclude DHCP Exceptions.

We hope this helps.