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Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager > Objects > Selective Backup

Selective Backup
The Selective Backup object is used to back up a set of files and folders even if they have not changed since they were last backed up, and even if they do not yet exist on the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server.
How it is used
Use the Selective Backup object to back up mission-critical files on a regular basis, whether they have changed or not since the last backup.
Configuration
To configure the Selective Backup object you need to know the TSM policy domain and computer that you want to back up, and the names of the files and folders you want to back up.
Details tab
 
Connection
Click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for the name of the connection that you want use.
Policy domain
Click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for the name of the TSM policy domain that you want to back up items from.
Node
Click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for the name of the node within the TSM policy domain that you want to back up items from.
Note: You cannot backup from multiple nodes.
Selection
Specify the folders and files that you want to include in the selective backup. Click the Add button and type the name of the file or folder that you want to back up. Click OK and repeat for each file or folder that you want to include in the backup.
If you select a file that appears in the TSM Exclude list, the Selective Backup object completes successfully, but the file will not be backed up.
Note: You must specify each folder and file that you want to include in the backup. For example, if you specify the name of a folder, it will not automatically include the files in that folder; you must specify the folder name and the files within that folder to include them in the backup. You may use wildcards such as * and ?.
Include subdirectories
Include sub-folders of any folder you specify when you select the Selection option.
Options tab
 
Compress objects
Compress the files and folders that you are backing up.
Continue compressing if object grows
Compress new files and folders that are added to the selective backup.
Back up NTFS security information
Include NTFS security information in the backup.
Wait for completion of the schedule
Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you leave this check box checked. If you do not check it, the object may complete before its schedule completes, and it may not generate Published Data for subsequent objects.
Available Published Data
 
Name
Description
File list
The list of all files that are processed by the selective backup. This item is generated by TSM. To see what will be produced, see the TSM schedule log. Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you use this item with objects from the Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
Note: When you specify a file at the root level, such as C:\file.txt, this Published Data item returns C:\ | C:\file.txt.
File or folder
A list of each individual file and folder that is processed by the selective backup. Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you use this item with objects that are not part of the Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
Note: When you specify a file at the root level, such as C:\file.txt, this Published Data item returns C:\ and C:\file.txt.
Node
The name of the node.
TSM policy domain
The name of the TSM policy domain.
Schedule id
The id of the schedule associated with the selective backup.
TSM objects inspected
The total number of TSM objects that were inspected.
TSM objects backed up
The total number of TSM objects that were backed up.
TSM objects updated
The total number of TSM objects that were updated.
TSM objects rebound
The total number of TSM objects that were rebound.
TSM objects deleted
The total number of TSM objects that were deleted.
TSM objects expired
The total number of TSM objects that expired.
TSM objects failed
The total number of TSM objects that failed.
Bytes transferred
The total number of bytes that were transferred during the selective backup.
Data transfer time
The time at which the data was transferred.
Network data transfer rate
The rate at which archive data was transferred over the network.
Aggregate data transfer rate
The aggregate data transfer rate.
TSM object compression rate
The percentage by which the TSM objects were compressed.
Elapsed processing time
The amount of time the selective backup took to process.
TSM Connection
The name of the connection that was selected.
Common Published Data