Yes and yes. You can run a batch file to perform the commands you need to run or you can have the preschedulecmd run one for you. If you use the command file you need to be aware that when the command file completes, the backup will start. That means that everything that needs to happen should have happened before you leave the command file. If some of the stop processing is asynchronous your application might not be down when the backup starts so be careful.
The easiest way to add a preschedule command is in the web gui. Add an option (on the option line) -preschedulecmd=commandname. You will probably need to play with this to get it right, but have patience. Kelly J. Lipp Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. PO Box 51313 Colorado Springs, CO 80949 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.storsol.com or www.storserver.com (719)531-5926 Fax: (240)539-7175 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gent, Chad E. Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tivoli TSM 4.2.x PREScheduecmd Hello All, I need to stop a NT service before my scheduled backup starts. Can I accomplish this by using the PRESCHEDULECMD option. If so let me know how to do this. Do I write a batch file and have the PRE command run that. There are other ways to do this but I would like to keep everything in TSM. Also when the backup is done I need the service to start back up. Thanks Chad
