No, I don't think different client options sets will solve this for you. I'm not sure exactly how you were going to implement this with include/exclude statements, but if it was to exclude everything but the handful of directories during the daily backups and include everything on weekend, then this is definitely not recommended. Remember, the files you exclude are not simply skipped, but also expired if backup versions currently exist. That would not do.
If I understand requirement #2 correctly, you wish to do full incrementals on your office servers on weekends, but only back up a handful of directories on weekdays. If so, then an easy solution is to define your daily backup schedule such that the OBJECTS value specifies the directories you want to back up, and the OPTIONS value includes -SUBDIR=YES. For example: define schedule standard daily - objects="d:\home\* d:\group\* d:\apps\an-application\*" - options="-subdir=yes" Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Coats, Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/02/2004 16:25 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Different client option sets on different days? TSM 4.3.2.1 on winders 2k, varioius clients I have a challenge from my boss and I needs some help. I need to backup things differently than I do now. I have been backing up basically everything on a server every day (using incrementals on TSM of course). Now, we are making two classes of servers. 1. Application servers, do backups like we have been, but only on weekends. -- this one is easy. Just a different schedule. 2. Office servers, do backups like we have on weekends (so far so good). (I set up a different Policy set for Office servers versus Application servers) but DAILY, backup a couple of big directories and a few (but standard directories). daily backup d:\home\* and d:\group\* and d:\apps\an-application\* I can set up the exclude/includes OK in different client option sets. But how do I schedule to run with different client option sets on Windows through the TSM scheduler? Or if I need to re-think it, please point me in the right direction. TIA .. JC