hi Ming Lau, I have never used cron to schedule a TDPO backup. But if you look at the user manual where it talks about scheduling backups using TSM scheduler, you will see some example scripts. You can basically invoke these scripts through cron. regards, Thiha Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:33:14 -0700 From: "Lau, Ming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: How to setup Oracle backup Hello, I need to setup TSM backup for Oracle 8.0.5 database. Is any one knows how to set it up an Oracle 8.0.5 backup in cron job? Thanks I have -TDP 2.1, -TSM 3.7.4 server -API 3.7 -Oracle 8.0.5 -AIX/RS6000 4.3.4 (for both TSM Server and client) Ming Lau System Administrator Lam Research 510-572.5617