Excluding a directory in OpenVMS

[rlbcandw]

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:[000000...]/IGNORE=(NOBACKUP,INTERLOCK).

[Marianne]

Do you have the OpenVMS admin guide?

You can download the pdf for your version here: ftp://ftp.emea.veritas.com/pub/support/Products/NetBackup_OpenVMS/

I have just downloaded NB_VMS_6.5_PDF.zip

p. 54 explains how to exclude under "The Backup /EXCLUDE qualifier" heading...

[rlbcandw]

I have the OpenVMS admin guide and followed the instructions but it did not exclude that directory.  Here is the line I have in backup selections:  $1$dga200:[000000...]/IGNORE=(NOBACKUP,INTERLOCK) /EXCLUDE=$1$dga200:[USERS.YINK]

[Marianne]

I am no OpenVMS expert ... All I can suggest is that you remove the space before /EXCLUDE.

If I look at the examples on p.8, there are no spaces.

Also, looking at the same examples e.g:

DKB100:/EXCLUDE=([ABC...]*.*;*,[XYZ...]*.*;*)

try this:

$1$dga200:[000000...]/IGNORE=(NOBACKUP,INTERLOCK)/EXCLUDE=[USERS.YINK]

[Brodders]

If you change the switch to include a wildcard file specifier /EXCLUDE=[USERS.YINK]*.*;* this should work as expected. If not you've found a bug.

Also a word of warning about INGORE=INTERLOCK from the online help:

BACKUP

  /IGNORE

        /IGNORE=option

                                    NOTE

        File system interlocks are expressly designed to prevent
        data corruptions, and to allow applications to detect and
        report data access conflicts.

        Use of the INTERLOCK keyword overrides these file data
        integrity interlocks. The data that BACKUP subsequently
        transfers can then contain corrupted data for open files.

        Also, all cases in which these data corruptions can occur
        in the data that BACKUP transfers are not reliably reported
        to you; in other words, silent data corruptions are possible
        within the transferred data.

Hth
 

[Ed_Wilts]

The syntax is actually the same as what you would use for VMSbackup.

Sign on to a VMS sytem and enter:

$ HELP BACKUP/EXCLUDE

I've been using the VMS client for over 7 years (and VMS for over 28 years) and the NetBackup client has been working fine although I don't think I've used the EXCLUDE qualifier yet.

[rlbcandw]

Thank you Marianne, Brodders and Ed I am trying the backup again with the changes.

[rlbcandw · Accepted solution]

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...]*.*;*