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Tivoli Storage Manager for Macintosh Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide


Assigning a Management Class to Files

A management class defines when your files are included in a backup, how long they are kept on the server, and how many versions of the file the server should keep. The server administrator selects a default management class. You can specify your own management class to override the default management class.

You can assign a management class for a file or file group by using an include statement in your Preferences file. Management class names are not case-sensitive. For example, to associate all the files in the costs folder with a management class named budget, you would enter:

   include"...:Costs:*" budget

To specify a management class named managall to use for all files to which you do not explicitly assign a management class, you would enter:

   include * managall

The example below demonstrates how to use a management class:

   exclude "...:...:*sno"
   include "la pomme:winter:...:*Ice"      mcweekly
   include "la pomme:winter:december:*Ice" mcdaily
   include "la pomme:winter:january:*Ice"  mcmonthly
   include "la pomme:winter:winter:white sno"

Processing follows these steps:

  1. The file named white sno is backed up following bottom-up processing rules. Because you did not specify a management class, the file is assigned to the default management class.
  2. Any file with an extension of ice in the la pomme:winter:january directory is assigned to the management class, mcmonthly.
  3. Any file with an extension of ice in the la pomme:winter:december directory is assigned to the management class, mcdaily.
  4. Any other files with an extension of ice in any directory under la pomme:winter:december are assigned to the management class, mcweekly.
  5. Any file with an extension of sno (except la pomme:winter:winter:white sno) in any directory is excluded from backup.

To specify your own default management class for files that are not explicitly included, specify:

   include "...:*" mgmt_class_name

as the first include or exclude option defined.


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