What you need to do is specify the desired directory in the command line specification, not through DOMAIN (which are, generally speaking, file system-oriented) or INCLUDE/EXCLUDE:
dsmc i c:\mydir\ -subdir=yes or when defining a schedule on the server, specfiy: objects="c:\mydir\*" 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] 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 2006-03-22 13:14:32: > I have tried: > DOMAIN "c:\mydir" > DOMAIN "\\mynode\c$\mydir" > DOMAIN "\\mynode\mydir" (after sharing out mydir) > > None of these statements work. And when I run the preview utility I receive > the comment that no domain statement exists, so I believe it reverts the > default of "ALL-LOCAL" > > Bruce E. Lowrie > Sr. Infrastructure Analyst > Information Technology Services > Storage & Output > SE-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > bVoice: (989) 496-6404 > �� Fax: (989) 496-6437 > (Post: 2200 W. Salzburg Rd. > 2Post: Mail: CO2111 > MPost: Midland, MI 48686-0994 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How to backup only one or directories on a filespace. > > On Mar 22, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Bruce Lowrie wrote: > > > On a Windows client (5.3.2.2) how can I backup only one directory and > > exclude the rest without putting in an exclude.dir statement for > > each of > > the directories that I do not want backed up? > > Simple - specify the directory as the filespec object to be backed up. > > Richard Sims
