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Dynamic Drive Exclusion

You are able to dynamically exclude drive types from a migration process. CA DMM migrates files and folders designated by filter processing and script processing, even if those files and folders reside on mapped network drives, removable drives, and so on.

The following examples illustrate how you might use dynamic drive exclusion:

• Suppose users store their main .pst files on a network drive that is mapped on their PC, and they may have additional .pst files saved locally. You want to move only the .pst files that are saved locally. Additionally, you do not want to migrate any files that are located on a network drive. Because .pst files are moved by the MS Outlook script, creating an exclude filter will not be sufficient. You must enter a drive exclusion.
• Suppose you create a migration process that saves the DNA file on a Flip2Disk, and do not want this drive included in any migration processing.
• Suppose you do not want UNC paths included in any migration processing.

To support this function, the following variables are supported in the Desktop DNA exclude.dnax file:

%DNA_FIXED_DRIVES%

Excludes all local drives from the migration.

%DNA_REMOVABLE_DRIVES%

Excludes all removable drives from the migration.

%DNA_NETWORK_DRIVES%

Excludes all network drives and network locations from the migration (mapped drives).

%DNA_DDNA_DRIVE%

Excludes the drive CA DMM is running from, this allows for removal flash RAM, Flip2Disk, and other items to be excluded from the migration process.

%DNA_UNC_PATHS%

Excludes the UNC paths from the migration.

%DNA_DDNARUN_FOLDER%

Excludes the path where CA DMM is running from the migration process.

You can include these special variables to support subdirectories and files.

Returning to the .pst example, to exclude any network drives where .pst files might be stored, include the following in the Desktop DNA exclude.dnax file:

%DNA_NETWORK_DRIVES%\Outlook\*.pst

To include any of these variables in the Desktop DNA exclude.dnax file, follow these steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer on the computer where CA DMM is installed, and navigate to the following file:

   installation path\Desktop DNA exclude.dnax  
   

2. Right-click the Desktop DNA exclude.dnax file, and then select Open or Open With Notepad.

   Notepad opens.

3. Scroll down to the end of the file.
4. Enter the drive exclusion or exclusions you require.
5. Click File, Save.
6. Close Notepad.

   CA DMM will exclude any of the variables you include for all users you migrate.