Considerations for Unicode-enabled clients

An include-exclude file can be in Unicode or non-Unicode format.

If the codeset used to create an include-exclude list file does not match the codeset used on the client computer, characters in the file that cannot be mapped by the client’s codeset to a displayable character cannot be processed when backups are performed.

Using Unicode encoding for files containing include-exclude lists eliminates the unmapped character problem, so you no longer need to use wildcard characters as substitutes for the unrecognized characters.

Mac users: Create an include-exclude file in Unicode format by performing the following steps:

1. Open TextEdit. Click Format > Make PlainText.
2. Enter your include and exclude statements.
3. Click File and then click Save As.
4. From PlainText Encoding, select Unicode (UTF-8) or Unicode (UTF-16), specify the file and target directory, and then save the file. Do not add the .txt extension.
5. Place an inclexcl option specifying the include-exclude file you just created in your dsm.sys file.
6. Restart the backup-archive client.

Windows users: Create an include-exclude file in Unicode format by performing the following steps:

1. Open Notepad.
2. Enter your include and exclude statements. You might need to copy file names with characters from other code pages using Microsoft Windows Explorer.
3. Click File and then click Save As.
4. Select the Save as Unicode check box, specify the file and target directory, and then save the file.
5. Place an inclexcl option specifying the include-exclude file you just created in your client options file (dsm.opt).
6. Restart the backup-archive client.