Tom, I hate using weird/special characters in excludes for fear of casting too wide of a net. But, as you said, there is no need to attempt to backup M$Office temp files.
So, is this what you use to exclude them, via CLOPTSET? EXCLUDE '*:\...\~*.pptx' EXCLUDE '*:\...\~*.xlsx' EXCLUDE '*:\...\~*.docx' On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Tom Alverson <[email protected]> wrote: > For starters I would exclude all of the office temp files like ~*.xlsx as > shown in your example. These are just small temp files that have the name > of the user who has opened the file in them. > > On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Zoltan Forray <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We have 3-Windows 2012R2 servers (current client is 7.1.3) that are used > to > > backup numerous (>50-each) DFS (were CIFS) mounts, each having their own > > TSM NODE and schedule that includes Objects that point to the filesystem > > (i.e. \\rams.adp.vcu.edu\SOM\TSM\GA\*). > > > > This is done so each mount/group/area/directory/department can > administer > > their own backups via the webclient and unique ports for each. > > > > One problem we have always struggled with is Open Files. Invariably, we > > constant get errors like: > > > > ANE4987E (Session: 278819, Node: ISILON-DWS) Error processing '\\ > > rams.adp.vcu.edu\dws\WilderSchool\Shared\Administrative\GVPA_FIN\GPA > > Department\Center for Public Policy\CPP Fiscal Officer\Com > > Logs\FY17\~$CURA_Com Log_FY17_2017.04.15.xlsx': *the object is in use by > > another process* > > > > Since snapshotproviderfs doesn't work, how else can we handle open files > > and getting backups, albeit fuzzy, of these files? > > > > -- > > *Zoltan Forray* > > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator > > Xymon Monitor Administrator > > VMware Administrator > > Virginia Commonwealth University > > UCC/Office of Technology Services > > www.ucc.vcu.edu > > [email protected] - 804-828-4807 > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > > visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html > > > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html
