Installation and User's Guide

To assign a management class other than the default to directories, use the dirmcoption in your options file.You can assign a management class for a file or file group by using an includestatement in your options file. You can also assign a management class by using aninclude statement in include-exclude file specified by the inclexcl option.Management class names are not case-sensitive.Using the command-line client, to associate all files in the costs directory with themanagement class budget, you would enter:include c:\adsm\proj2\costs\* budgetTo specify a management class named managall to use for all files to which youdo not explicitly assign a management class, enter the following:include ?:\...\* managallThe example below demonstrates how to use a management class:exclude ?:\...\*.snoinclude c:\winter\...\*.ice mcweeklyinclude c:\winter\december\*.ice mcdailyinclude c:\winter\january\*.ice mcmonthlyinclude c:\winter\february\white.snoProcessing follows these steps:1. The file white.sno in the february directory in the winter directory is backed upfollowing bottom-up processing rules. Because you did not specify amanagement class on this statement, the file is assigned to the defaultmanagement class.2. Any file with an extension of ice in the january directory is assigned to themanagement class, mcmonthly.3. Any file with an extension of ice in the december directory is assigned to themanagement class, mcdaily.4. Any other files with an extension of ice in any directory under winter areassigned to the management class, mcweekly.5. Any file with an extension of sno in any directory is excluded from backup.The exception to this rule is white.sno in the february directory in the winterdirectory.To specify your own default management class mgmt_class_name for files that arenot explicitly included, put the statement below at the top of your include list:include ?:\...\* mgmt_class_nameRelated reference“Dirmc” on page 342“Include options” on page 395Override the management class for archived filesWhen you archive a file, you can override the assigned management class usingthe a graphical user interface (GUI), or by using the archmc option on the archivecommand.242 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide