> If a Windows client (v6.2) excludes a file is part of the Systemstate > backup, is that file still backed up as part of the systemstate?
I assume you are talking about using an EXCLUDE statement to do this, in which case the answer is yes, it is still backed up (the EXCLUDE is ignored). You cannot exclude system state files from backup, as that would violate the integrity of the system state. Best regards, Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 2011-07-20 15:00:54: > From: David E Ehresman <deehr...@louisville.edu> > To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu > Date: 2011-07-20 15:04 > Subject: Systemstate > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> > > If a Windows client (v6.2) excludes a file is part of the Systemstate > backup, is that file still backed up as part of the systemstate? > > David