What you show here is not a log of files being backed up, but being expired. If you had just modified the options file to add the exclusion, you'd see a log like this. If that's the case, then check the log again tomorrow. - Margaret
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:00 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Why are my "temp" files being backed up? Windows 2003 server - 6.3 client. This machine is very memory constrained. 43M files. Using journaling and MEMORYEFFICIENT DISKCACHEMETHOD. When I use the CLI and do a "q inclexcl", I see: <snippage> Exclude All *\temp\* Server <more snippage> Exclude All *\...\Temp\...\* Server So I know the cloptset is working. Nothing in the dsm.opt: NODENAME ACIPENSER.VCU.EDU TCPSERVERADDRESS TSMLINUX8.UCC.VCU.EDU PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE SCHEDLOGR 30 D ERRORLOGR 30 D *MEMORYEFFICIENT YES MEMORYEFFICIENT DISKCACHEMETHOD diskcachelocation g:\tsm_cache *SNAPSHOTPROVIDER VSS VERBOSE Yet I see entries like: 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26194-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26195-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26196-4900.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26197-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26198-4900.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26199-4900.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26200-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26201-4900.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26202-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26203-1656.mem [Sent] 04/17/2012 04:20:18 Retry # 1 Expiring--> 0 \\acipenser\c$\Documents and Settings\wshuart\Local Settings\Temp\list26204-1656.mem [Sent] in the dsmsched.log file? What am I missing? I am also dealing with some kind of "memory" issue eventhough I am using memoryefficient: 04/15/2012 18:24:54 ANS1030E The operating system refused a TSM request for memory allocation. 04/15/2012 18:24:54 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'RESEARCH-COMPUTING' failed. Return code = 12. 04/16/2012 17:08:01 ANS1814E Unable to start the scheduled event 'ACIPENSER.SQL.DAILY' 04/16/2012 17:08:01 ANS1815E Either the window has elapsed or the schedule has been deleted 04/16/2012 18:29:55 ANS1999E Incremental processing of '\\acipenser\i$' stopped. 04/16/2012 18:29:56 ANS1030E The operating system refused a TSM request for memory allocation. 04/16/2012 18:29:56 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'RESEARCH-COMPUTING' failed. Return code = 12. Any thoughts on this?