You can add a PRESCHEDULECMD operation that invokes ntbackup to back up the Windows system state to a disk file. Then let normal TSM incremental backup pick up that ntbackup disk file.
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. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-03-11 08:50:07: > I know that client systemstate backups are not supported with Tivoli > Storage Manager 5.1 but has anyone found a way around this ? I am stuck > on TSM 5.1 for a few more months but need to get systemstate backups > from my W2K3 clients. > > Thanks for any help, > Ralph