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How to Define Include and Skip Parameters for CA ARCserve Backup Database Agents

CA ARCserve Backup contains registry keys that define the types of database related files that you can include or skip during backup jobs. Use of these keys is determined by the type of database agent you are running. Refer to the following list that defines the registry key, the affected database agents, and the types of files affected.

• SkipDSAFiles

  Note: This key was used in previous releases of CA ARCserve Backup.

  For local server backups, the key is stored in the following registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Computer Associates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup
  

  For agent backups, the key is stored in the following registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Computer Associates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters
  

  Value Name: SkipDSAFiles

  Type: DWORD

  Value: 0 to back up and 1 to skip

  • Agent for Oracle

    *.dbf
    Control*.*
    Red*.log
    Arc*.001 
    

  • Agent for Lotus Domino

    *.nsf
    *.ntf
    Mail.box
    

• BackupDBFiles

  For local server backups, the key is stored in the following registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Computer Associates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup
  

  For agent backups, the key is stored in the following registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserveBackup\ClientAgent\Parameters
  

  Value Name: BackupDBFiles

  Type: DWORD

  Value: 0 to skip and 1 to back up (0 is default)

  • Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

    *.ldf
    *.mdf 
    

    Except distmdl.ldf and distmdl.mdf, which cannot be skipped

  • Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server for database level backups and document level backups

    *.chk 
    *.log
    Res1.log
    Res2.log
    *.edb
    *.stm
    

    Note: This release of CA ARCserve Backup does not support brick level backups on Microsoft Exchange Server databases. In previous releases of CA ARCserve Backup, the SkipDSAFiles registry key was used to define the include and skip value for brick level backups.