>I have inherited TSM totally on my own now and have to learn real fast. >I need to know where the include/exclude statements should go. >The manuals say: > dsm.opt or dsmserv.opt or dsmserv.opt.smp > >The previous ADSM operator was to have setup the include/excludes, but when I >look in the *.opt files, I don't see any of them there. ... >Env.: 2 H70 RS6K, 4.3.3, TSM 3.7.3 server, client still at 3.1.?. Which "manuals" are you looking at? Chapter 7 of the ADSM 3.1 Unix Backup-Archive Clients manual, under Creating an Include-Exclude Options File says: You can specify the include and exclude options in the client system options file. You can also create an include-exclude options file to exclude specific files from backup services, and to assign specific management classes to files. Under the specific Include and Exclude options description: Place this option in the Include-Exclude options file or the client system options file (dsm.sys). Richard Sims, BU