08-13-2012 04:25 PM
ENV:
Master: NBU 7.0.1 OS Win2008 R2
Media: same as master
Client: NBU 7.0.1 OS HP-UX
Backup selection: ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES, follow nfs selected
exclude_list contains: /* and .snapshot
Include_list contains some nfs file systems.
When backup starts it keeps doing backup of .snapshot. i found TN which says that .snapshot should exclude it from backup. but this is not working. Please help.
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08-14-2012 12:01 AM
Are the .snapshot areas in those nfs mounts - I'm presuming they are, so your include list will result in them being backed up.
It looks like you're excluding everything with /* & then including the nfs filesystems - why not just have the nfs file systems as your backup selections & then an exclude_list of .snapshot (no include_list)?
I presume you're trying to set up a generic policy here for more than one client where the nfs mount may be different in each case - sometimes it's just not possible to cater for all alternatives.
Can you confirm that you do need to see the .snapshot area in the filesystem (for reasons other than NetBackup)? I know with NetApp filers that there is an option not to display it when you configure snapshots:
Snapshot Directory Visible:
Select to make the .snapshot directory visible.
08-13-2012 10:23 PM
Please ensure that bpbkar log folder exists on HP-UX client.
bpbkar log will tell us how exclude_list is evaluated and applied.
08-14-2012 12:01 AM
Are the .snapshot areas in those nfs mounts - I'm presuming they are, so your include list will result in them being backed up.
It looks like you're excluding everything with /* & then including the nfs filesystems - why not just have the nfs file systems as your backup selections & then an exclude_list of .snapshot (no include_list)?
I presume you're trying to set up a generic policy here for more than one client where the nfs mount may be different in each case - sometimes it's just not possible to cater for all alternatives.
Can you confirm that you do need to see the .snapshot area in the filesystem (for reasons other than NetBackup)? I know with NetApp filers that there is an option not to display it when you configure snapshots:
Snapshot Directory Visible:
Select to make the .snapshot directory visible.
08-15-2012 11:05 AM
I found out my mistake after reading Andy`s comments. As include_list overrides exclude_list .snapshot exclusion was getting ignored by the file systems which were in include_list. and those file systems had a snapshots. Thanks for your help, my issue has been resolved.