Installation and User's Guide

Table 16. Options for controlling compression and encryption processing (continued)Option Description Pageexclude.subfileinclude.subfileExcludes files from adaptive subfile backupprocessing. This option does not apply to archiveprocessing. This option is valid for all Windowsclients.Includes files for adaptive subfile backup processing.This option does not apply to archive processing.This option is valid for all Windows clients.“Excludeoptions”on page366“Includeoptions”on page395Preview include-exclude list filesYou can preview the list of objects to be backed up or archived according to theinclude-exclude list, prior to sending any data to the server.The Tivoli Storage Manager client Java GUI directory tree shows detailedinformation of included and excluded objects. The directory tree windows in theTivoli Storage Manager Client Java GUI allow you to select files and directories toinclude or exclude. You should use this preview command to make sure that youinclude and exclude the correct files. The following is a sample scenario for usingthe include-exclude preview function.For example, follow these steps to back up the files on your /Users/home file space:1. Bring up the Tivoli Storage Manager Client Java GUI and open the Backup tree.You can see all of the directories and files that have been excluded by youroptions file and other sources.2. Scroll down the tree and notice that all of the *.o files in your/Volumes/home/mary/myobjdir are backed up.3. You don't want to back up all of the *.o files, so you right click a .o file, andchoose "View File Details" from the popup menu.4. The dialog shows that these files are included, so click the "Advanced" buttonand create a rule to exclude all .o files from the DATA:\home file space.5. A rule is created at the bottom of your options file. The current directory isrefreshed in the Backup tree, and the .o files have the red ’X’, meaning theyare excluded.6. When you look at other directories, they show the new excludes that you haveadded. Press "Backup" and back up the files on your /home file space.Related reference“Preview Archive” on page 577“Preview Backup” on page 578Include and exclude option processingThe Tivoli Storage Manager server can define include-exclude options using theinclexcl parameter in a client option set.The include-exclude statements specified by the server are evaluated along withthose in the client options file. The server include-exclude statements are alwaysenforced and placed at the bottom of the include-exclude list and evaluated beforethe client include-exclude statements.76 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide