01-11-2012 01:00 PM
I have a policy with 10 Windows clients which have the following backup selection:
C:\Users\*
C:\Documents and Settings\*
Each client has the following exclude list:
C:\Users\*
C:\Documents and Settings\*
Each client has the following exclusions to the exclude list:
C:\Users\*\Documents
C:\Users\*\Favorites
C:\Documents and Settings\*\My Documents
C:\Documents and Settings\*\Favorites
I know this looks a little rediculous but its the only way to get wildcards to work on a windows client and 9/10 clients function properly when being backed up. However, I have one client that completely ignores this inclusion/exclusion list and seems to back up all files and folders.
I've tried to remove the client from the policy, re-add it, removed and readded all of the inclusion/exclusions, but always with the same result. I don't know why it's backing up all of these files.
Any hints or suggestions? This is on NBU 7.0.0
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01-13-2012 07:48 AM
Just check the registry:
HKLM\Software\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config\
The exclude key holds the list so it will indeed be "remembered"
01-11-2012 01:18 PM
A exclude list can be made specific for a schedule or policy only. Chech the exclude setting in the Netbackup BAR gui on the client.
01-11-2012 03:10 PM
There are a couple fixes that can be applied on top of 7.0.1,
(ET2115722 ) Exclude and include lists are being recognized by user and catalog backups. This may lead to unintended exclusions during backup.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH137767
(ET2125979) Windows client exclude list not honored on shared drive of Microsoft Cluster following upgrade to 6.5.6/7.0.1.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH144007
Downloadable Fix: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH150081
I would recommend 7.1 as an upgrade as well as there's a couple more exclude issues fixed in that release:
01-12-2012 12:17 PM
So i removed the problem client, renamed its alias in the host file, and then added the new client and magically it works now.
But when i rename it to the old alias, and re add that client, it completely ignores the exclude list. For some reason it just doesn't like that alias name.
01-12-2012 12:44 PM
Out of curiousity what is the alias name?
01-13-2012 07:31 AM
mis3446, the new alias is misnick. But even when changing it back, it's almost as if netbackup "remembers" all of the exclusions I set for the old alias. Is there a command line prompt I can use to permanantly erase that alias?
01-13-2012 07:48 AM
Just check the registry:
HKLM\Software\Veritas\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config\
The exclude key holds the list so it will indeed be "remembered"