Yes you can do it with a .bat file executed by TSM EXample: net stop "name of service"
"Gent, Chad E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 12/14/2001 12:42:19 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 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