On Jan 19, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Gary Osullivan wrote:
Question: Does TSM still perform the task of scanning the whole volume even if I have entered an EXCLUDE at the very bottom of my dsmp.opt file ? tsm server 5.1.6 netware 6.sp5 client (tsm5.1.6)
What kind of Exclude? EXCLUDE.DIR (processed ahead of any other Exclude specs, regardless of order) prevents TSM from entering the named directory, so it won't traverse its contents. Reference: IBM Technotes 1160889, 1113671. Richard Sims