According to "IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide" page 62:
Some applications can create files and open these files in such a way as to deny access to all other processes on a Microsoft Windows operating system. ... The following is the error message that is seen in the dsmerror.log when a Tivoli Storage Manager backup encounters one of these locked files without OFS support enabled: ANS4987E Error processing '\\machine1\d$\dir1\lockedfile.xyz': the object is in use by another process ANS1228E Sending of object '\\machine1\d$\dir1\lockedfile.xyz' failed -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Mike Hagery Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. August 2005 12:38 An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: [ADSM-L] Open File Support for which files Hello, I'm testing with the OFS option on Windows and I try to left some files open, like Access, Word, Excel, text-file on a file-server, but so far I didn't get any open file messages. Now I'm wondering for what kind of files (and when they appear as open during back-up) you can use the OFS option? Thanks, Mike _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/