Zoltan, Using your example of \\server\folder\*.* I make the assumption that you want to backup the folder directory and its subdirectories. The correct way to do that is:
include "\\server\c$\folder\...\*" if the directory you are wanting to backup is on a different drive, change the c$ for your drive letter. _________________________________________________________ Ronald C. Delaware IBM IT Plus Certified Specialist- Expert IBM Corporation | Tivoli Software IBM Certified Solutions Advisor - Tivoli Storage IBM Certified Deployment Professional 916-458-5726 (Office) 925-457-9221 (cell phone) email: [email protected] Storage Services Offerings From: Zoltan Forray <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 04/18/2013 09:42 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] include/exclude pattern matching *.* vs * Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> Is there a real difference in an INCLUDE statement using \*.* vs \* ? We are troubleshooting a backup problem (nothing is being backed up) and the OBJECTS option on the schedule says INCLUDE \\server\folder\*.* Is there a really good definitive document that picks through all these kinds of wildcard patters to show what would be includes/excluded? All of the examples I could root out show using 1-asterisk/* but none showed 2 *.* -- *Zoltan Forray* TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services [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
