About exclude and include lists on UNIX clients

Article:HOWTO33488  |  Created: 2010-10-28  |  Updated: 2011-03-10  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO33488
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About exclude and include lists on UNIX clients

On UNIX clients, create the exclude and include lists in the following files on the client:

/usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list
/usr/openv/netbackup/include_list

Note:

Exclude and include lists do not apply to user backups and archives.

If a /usr/openv/netbackup/exclude_list file exists on a UNIX client, NetBackup uses the contents of the file as a list of patterns. NetBackup skips the files during automatic full and incremental backups.

Note:

Exclude and include lists do not apply to user backups and archives.

The following types of files appear in an exclude list:

  • *.o files

  • core files

  • a.out files

  • Files that begin or end with ~ (backups for editors)

  • Files and directories under /tmp, /usr/tmp

  • Man pages

  • Software that you can restore from original installation tapes

  • Automounted directories

  • CD-ROM file systems

  • NetBackup automatically excludes the following file system types:

    • mntfs (Solaris)

    • proc (all UNIX platforms)

    • cdrom (all UNIX platforms)

    • cachefs (AIX, Solaris, SGI, UnixWare)

Check with users before any files are excluded from backups.

Note:

Symantec suggests that you always specify automounted directories and CD-ROM file systems in the exclude list. Otherwise, if they are not mounted at the time of a backup, NetBackup must wait for a timeout before proceeding.

See Syntax rules for exclude lists on UNIX/Linux

See Example of an exclude list on UNIX/Linux

See Exclude lists for specific policies or schedules on UNIX/Linux

See About creating an include list on a UNIX client

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