Does the OBJECTS value on the schedule override an INCLUDE in the dsm.opt? ------------- 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 On Apr 18, 2013 10:46 AM, "Andrew Raibeck" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Zoltan, > > Yes, there is a difference. Don't confuse old-style DOS wildcard matching > with TSM wildcard matching. > > '*' matches zero more more characters. Thus: > > *.* > > will match file names that have a '.' in them, e.g.: > > charts.xls > myfile. > .profile > > It will NOT match files that do not contain a dot, e..g: > > myfile > profile > > Best regards, > > - Andy > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > Andrew Raibeck | Tivoli Storage Manager Level 3 Technical Lead | > [email protected] > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links: > Product support: > > http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager > > Online documentation: > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli > Documentation Central/page/Tivoli Storage Manager > Product Wiki: > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli > +Storage+Manager/page/Home > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2013-04-18 > 10:34:30: > > > From: Zoltan Forray <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected], > > Date: 2013-04-18 10:39 > > Subject: 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 > > >
