Steve I think you have to specify what you want to back up in the DOMAIN.VMFULL with one of the available options before excluding anything. Then leave off the * in your backup vm command.
Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin/Consultant Canberra Australia -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Schaub, Steve Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 7:42 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] how to exclude vm's using sp for ve 8.1.2.0 client Have a batch script that backs up all vm's in our lab, now I have a list of vm's I need to exclude. Here is the backup command: dsmc.exe backup vm * -VmBackupType=FullVm -Mode=IfIncremental -VmMaxParallel=10 -VmMaxBackupSession=20 -VmLimitPerHost=10 -VmLimitPerDatastore=10 -optfile=BCLAB.opt > %DetailLog% in BCLAB.opt I put this statement: Domain.VMFull -vm=guest*,local*,nb_diskexpandtest,rlt00015,tlpvs001,tlsf001,tlsql003,tlsql012,tlsql200,tlsql201,tlxddc001 But the command is still attempting backups of these. What am I missing? Thanks, -steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm This message and any attachment is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. You should immediately delete the message if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this email by mistake please delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its content to anyone. This electronic communication may contain general financial product advice but should not be relied upon or construed as a recommendation of any financial product. The information has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement relating to the financial product and consult your financial adviser before making a decision about whether to acquire, hold or dispose of a financial product. For further details on the financial product please go to http://www.bt.com.au Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
