I get the same sort of errors, unless I startup the Microsoft Windows command window with run as administrator.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Ehresman,David E. Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 11:13 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: TSMVE vmcli syntax Has anyone mastered vmcli syntax? I'm starting out with trying to do a query. Here's my query and the results: c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Tivoli\TDPVMware\VMwarePlugin\scripts>vmcli -f inquire_detail -q vmfs #TASK 6988 inquire_detail 20130611140938244 #RUN 6978 20130611140938244 #LANG en_US #PARAM BACKEND=TSM #ERROR ANS1087E (RC106) Access to the specified file or directory is denied #PARAM STATUS=error #END RUN 6978 20130611140938353 #END TASK 6988 #INFO FMM16014I The return code is 2. #END c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Tivoli\TDPVMware\VMwarePlugin\scripts> Any pointers to what I'm missing? David