Do you log the output of the "dsmc archive" command? If so, check the output and dsmerror.log. I imagine that your problem is due to a missing hyphen (-) in front of the "archmc" option. That is, you are using "archmc=blah" when you need "-archmc=blah".
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] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Chris Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/06/2003 08:31 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Archives not bound to correct MC ? Hello fellow xSM'ers, So, this weekend I ran 2 archives of some files we occasionally must archive for indefinite periods of time (basically forever). I ran 2 archives and the following is the command used for one of them: archive <snip to remove list of files> -delete -description="Land Board Meeting Minutes Books 5,6,7,8 & 9 Re-Archived 10/04/2003" archmc=ARCHIVE-PERMANENT Note the: archmc=ARCHIVE-PERMANENT yet the files were not bound to this MC as can be seen by viewing the JPG linked below taken from the client's GUI. The same thing happened to the second archive which used the exact same command except it referenced a separate list of files. Yes, the MC does exist, there were no errors reported in the archive process (client side or server) and the policy set is active. Anyone have any thoughts on this? http://gis.idl.state.id.us/archive.jpg TSM Server: V5.1.7.0 on Win2k SP4 TSM Client: V5.1.6.9 on Win2k SP4 Chris Murphy IT Network Analyst Idaho Dept. of Lands Office: (208) 334-0293 [EMAIL PROTECTED]