Don't want to backup Shadow Copy Compents

[fenster67]

Hi all,
we have a policy of not supporting full system restores...so what is the point of the Shadow Copy Components? I want to disable backing them up on every windows machine. Anyone know how to do this?

 

[Vela]

Why not back them up anyway's? That part of the backup is small enough that it's not going to make much difference.

 

[Stumpr]

well it may make a difference if your backing up say over 300 clients

Bob Stump
Just because the VERITAS documentation states a certain thing does not make it a fact and that is truth.

 

[Stumpr]

I don't know the answer unless you do not use ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and specifically list only the D, E or whatever drive you use for data.

Bob Stump
Just because the VERITAS documentation states a certain thing does not make it a fact and that is truth.

 

[Estoragetechie]

Have you tried specifying as per the policy in the exclusion list?

 

[slade208]

1. open the netbackup administration console
2. expand the host properties
3. select the client from the client area
4. Open the properties for the client
5. expand the windows client +
6. select exclude lists
7. click add under the exclude list (you can select which policies are relevant)
8. under the files/directorys add "Shadow Copy Components:\" no quotes

I think you also need to turn off both (2) vss services on the client or you may get an error