How to Define Include and Skip Parameters for Arcserve Backup Database Agents

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How to Define Include and Skip Parameters for Arcserve Backup Database Agents

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