Del I can't speak for anyone else, but I can't go to 8.1 because of the vCenter 6 dependency.
Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin/Consultant Canberra Australia -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Del Hoobler Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 6:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] DOMAIN.vmfull on multiple lines in dsm.opt Hi Hans Chr., I am not sure I fully understand. Technically, you no longer need to use the options file if you use the new V8.1 features (tagging) with vSphere 6. Why can't you use these new features? What is missing that you need? Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/21/2017 08:18:26 AM: > From: Hans Christian Riksheim <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 02/21/2017 08:18 AM > Subject: Re: DOMAIN.vmfull on multiple lines in dsm.opt > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Hi Del, > > yes I have taken a look and it is a nice feature. We would prefer that the > exclusion and inclusion of VMs be policy and rule based though. > > Regards, > > Hans Chr. > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Del Hoobler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Hans Chr. > > > > Have you looked at the tagging support? > > > > > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSERB6_8.1.0/ > > ve.user/t_ve_dpext_cfg_bup_policy.html > > > > It was specifically added to enable you to avoid these types of issues. > > > > > > Del > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/21/2017 > > 03:57:02 AM: > > > > > From: Hans Christian Riksheim <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: 02/21/2017 03:57 AM > > > Subject: DOMAIN.vmfull on multiple lines in dsm.opt > > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > > > Really two questions. > > > > > > We have a lot of exceptions where VMs are not to be backed up and the > > > DOMAIN.vmfull statement is becoming unpractically long: > > > > > > domain.vmfull vmhostcluster=X,Y;-vm=abc*,*def,ghi* (times 100) > > > > > > Any possibility to have that statement span separate lines or some other > > > measure to increase readability? > > > > > > Second question is about case sensitivity. In previous versions > > > DOMAIN.VMFULL was not case sensitive but now it is. Unfortunately we > > have > > > no control of how the VMware guys name their vms so how do we exclude a > > vm > > > like > > > > > > VMNAME > > > > > > and cover all variations Vmname, vmNAME and so on? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Hans Chr. > > > > > > This message and any attachment is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. You should immediately delete the message if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this email by mistake please delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its content to anyone. This electronic communication may contain general financial product advice but should not be relied upon or construed as a recommendation of any financial product. The information has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement relating to the financial product and consult your financial adviser before making a decision about whether to acquire, hold or dispose of a financial product. For further details on the financial product please go to http://www.bt.com.au Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
