Problem with exclusion in full backup schedule

[Ramaero1]

Hi All,

I have a client named is93-1 its a primary file server and running on tape backup due to the huge size almost every drive runs on a different policy. But even after excluding still facing problems during full schedule in the policy

3_is93-1_general

Policy name	Backup selection
3_is93-1_general	All local drives
3_is93-1_GDrive_1800	G:
3_is93-1_JDrive_1800	J:
3_is93-1_merchpub	F:\merchantpub
3_is93-1_IDrive_1800	I:
3_is93-1_users	E:\users

Exclusion list.

3_is93-1_general	All schedules
	G:
	J:
	F:\merchantpub
	I:
	E:\users

During incremental schedules exclusion works perfectly. But when full backup runs jobs for G,J.I drive gets to incomplete state 90:

We have frequency set for all the policy. So the jobs for G,J,I drives starts almost every day in a week

How to avoid this ?

Please advice

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

You need to add a "*" to the drive letter exclusions:

G:\*
J:\*
I:\*

See http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH125205

[Ramaero1]

Thanks for the info marianne. I have aadded "*" to the drive letters.

[Ramaero1]

I Have a question running through my mind. Please correct me if am wrong.

For example :

I have client name A which has full backed up from yesterday in policy 1.

If i add the same client under new policy named policy 2 in a incremental scheduled for a today.

What kind of backup will i get from policy 2 incremental or Full ?

[NathanNieman]

Correct me if I am wrong but if you add the Client A to a different policy.

Say a full policy you should get a full since it is a different policy.

Even if the first polcy was a full.

At least this is how I see it in my head.

[Mark_Solutions]

Ramaero - you should really open a new thread for a different question ... but in answer anyway it will run a differential but will backup everything as if it were a full and will continue to do so until it has actually run a full backup in the new policy

Did the * fix your exclude issue? If so please remember to mark Mariannes suggestion as the solution

[Ramaero1]

Thanks to all.

Mark i have i marked mariannes suggestion as a solution.

[Ramaero1]

Mariannes

Thanks for the suggestion.

This helped with fixing the issue