Patricia, TSM uses the system registry for most of the operating system excludes. FYI, the registry key is HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup. TSM just reads from this key; it does not write to it. The key entries are established by Windows, and in some cases, by other products, too.
adsm.sys is an exception: we implicitly exclude it, and we show it as excluded by the OS, but in fact, that exclude is done by TSM, and you won't see it in the FilesNotToBackup key. Note that adsm.sys is automatically included in the system object backup. The excludes/includes are for regular file backup only, and thus do not apply to system object. So if you back up the system object, you'll see adsm.sys getting backed up as a part of that operation. 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] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/15/2006 13:11:41: > I'm wondering how the "operating system" excludes get set. Below is a > test screen capture of a w2k server, opening up the dsmc.exe and typing > in q inclexcl. > I wanted to INCLUDE the C:\adsm.sys......but how do I update the > operating system excludes???? > > > > tsm> q inclexcl > *** FILE INCLUDE/EXCLUDE *** > Mode Function Pattern (match from top down) Source File > ---- --------- ------------------------------ ----------------- > Excl Directory C:\adsm.sys Operating System > Excl Directory *\Recycler dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\Recycled dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\Temporary Internet Files dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\System Volume Information dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\ntds dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\ntfrs\jet dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\system32\config dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\system32\dhcp dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\system32\LServer dsm.opt > Excl Directory *\...\system32\wins dsm.opt > Exclude All C:\WINNT\system32\NtmsData\...\* Operating System > Exclude All C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\metabase.xml Operating > System > Exclude All C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\metabase.bin Operating > System > Exclude All C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\mbschema.xml Operating > System > Exclude All C:\WINNT\System32\DtcLog\MSDTC.LOG Operating System
