Installation and User's Guide

You can use the following methods to create an include-exclude list or specify aninclude-exclude file:1. You can add include-exclude statements in the Tivoli Storage Manager or Webclient directory tree. The online help provides detailed instructions.2. Open the Edit menu and select Client Preferences. In the Preferences dialog,click the Include/Exclude section. You can specify an INCLEXCL file using thePreferences editor. However, you cannot create the INCLEXCL file using thePreferences editor.3. Create the include-exclude list manually, following the steps listed.You can create an include-exclude list manually by performing the following steps:1. Determine your include and exclude requirements.2. Locate the client options file.3. Important: Group your include-exclude options together in your client optionsfile.4. Enter your include and exclude statements. Tivoli Storage Manager evaluatesall exclude.dir statements first (regardless of their position within theinclude-exclude list), and removes the excluded directories and files from thelist of objects available for processing. All other include-exclude statements areprocessed from the bottom of the list up. Therefore, it is important to enter allyour include-exclude statements in the proper order. For example, in thefollowing include-exclude list the includefile.txt file is not backed up:include c:\test\includefile.txtexclude c:\test\...\*However, in the following include-exclude list the includefile.txt file isbacked up:exclude c:\test\...\*include c:\test\includefile.txt5. Save the file and close it. For Mac OS X, ensure that you save the file as plaintext. Do not add the .txt extension.6. Restart your Tivoli Storage Manager client and the scheduler and clientacceptor services to enable your include-exclude list.Related concepts“System files to exclude” on page 71Chapter 9, “Storage management policies,” on page 235Related reference“Inclexcl” on page 394Include-exclude optionsThis topic provides brief descriptions of the include and exclude options that youcan specify in your client options file, a minimum include-exclude list thatexcludes system files, a list of supported wildcard characters, and examples of howyou might use wildcard characters with include and exclude patterns.Exclude file spaces and directoriesUse exclude.dir statements to exclude all files and subdirectories in the specifieddirectory from processing.Tivoli Storage Manager evaluates all exclude.dir statements first (regardless of theirposition within the include-exclude list), and removes the excluded directories andfiles from the list of objects available for processing. The exclude.dir statementsoverride all include statements that match the pattern.Chapter 2. Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client 67