Yes, but if I were you, I would still be interested in knowing *why* the client is crashing. Agreed, it is probably something specific to *your* machine's system objects, but just the same, it would be nice to know what that is. If you ran into this, then maybe someone else will, too. It is up to you if you wish to pursue. We're willing to look at it :-)
I'm not sure about the domain in your dsm.opt file versus your -domain= option on the command line; this is like coding in dsm.opt: domain all-local -systemobject domain systemobject This is not how the option was really intended to be used; rather, we introduced the '-' option as a means of eliminating certain file systems from the domain, rather than having to specify the file systems to be backed up. This is actually a requirement that goes back to ADSM version 1. So if I want to back up all my local drives *except* for F:, I used to have to code this: domain c: d: e: g: h: i: j: But now I can just code this: domain all-local -f: And you can, of course, exclude the systemobject. For scheduling, you could create a batch file to launch the "dsmc backup systemobject" command, then define a schedule with ACTION=CMD to launch the batch file. A simple batch file could look something like this: @echo off cd /d c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient dsmc backup activedirectory > backupad.out 2>&1 Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Salak Juraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/07/2003 13:13 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: dsmc incr -domain="systemobject -c: -d: -e:" Hi, I WAS looking after scheduled method and used the commad line for testing only ;=8) Good news: the crash is only related to my workstation. Here even the dsmc backup systemobject command crashes. Since today.. Fyi: I worked few things out: dsmc incr -domain="systemobject -c: -d: -e: -f: -g: -h: -i: -j:" works in 5.1.5.9 as expected, unless the systemobject is excluded in the .OPT file: domain -systemobject In this case ANS1149E No domain available for incremental backup is the result. I believe this to be a bug because domains specified on the command line should be added to those from OPT file, but it is not a problem for me as far as I know about. V 5,1,0.0 reports incorrect syntax best regards Juraj Salak -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Andrew Raibeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 07. März 2003 20:34 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: Messages and return codes You do not indicate which client version you are running, so it is difficult to be specific in your case. If you are running something below 5.1, then the return code should be deemed undocumented and unpredictable. If you are running 5.1, then the info on client return codes can be found in the client manual, chapter 7 "Automating Tasks". Information on message format and severities is in the Messages manual, in the introduction chapter. 'ANSnnnnS' messages are considered a severe error, and will generate an RC 12. As you'll find in the client manual, the client return codes are tied very strongly to the message severity. There is nothing in the client that allows you to configure which messages will generate which return code. If you think a message is generating the wrong return code, then you should contact IBM support to see if there is an actual problem in the return code processing. If you disagree with the severity level of a given message (and thus the rc it generates), then you should open a requirement and request the change. We are open to re-evaluating message severities. For example, prior to 5.1, the message you got when a TCP/IP connection was severed (but the client was able to re-establish the connection) was treated as a severity of "error". In 5.1, we reduced it to a "warning" level message since the client is able to re-establish the connection. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. David E Ehresman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/07/2003 11:28 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Messages and return codes Is there any documentation of what messages cause which numeric return code to the client. In particular, I'm trying to determine what return code a "ANS1492S Invalid virtual mountpoint /ps/epmtest/psoft: File not found." returns to the client. Is there any way to change which return code a message generates? David