Hi David, This has to do with the fact that Exchange uses the BA Client for VSS operations through a "proxynode" relationship. A proxynode relationship requires an admin id with "node" authority.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7_7.1.0/com.ibm.itsm.srv.ref.doc/r_cmd_authority_grant.html?lang=en Thank you, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 09/03/2014 12:14:01 PM: > From: David Ehresman <david.ehres...@louisville.edu> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 09/03/2014 12:14 PM > Subject: TSM for Email > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > I have a set of exchange backups that seem to be failing because the > password for the admin associated with the node has expired. Why is > it using the admin user rather than the node user? > > 09/02/2014 22:32:30 ANR0406I Session 481168 started for node DPMBXT01 (TDP > MSExchg) (Tcp/Ip exmbxt01.it- > servers.louisville.edu(2008- > )). (SESSION: 481168) > 09/02/2014 22:32:30 ANR0397I Session 481168 for node DPMBXT01 has begun a > proxy session for node EXDAGT01. (SESSION: 481168) > 09/02/2014 22:32:33 ANR0470W Session 481170 for administrator > DPMBXT01 refused > - administrator password has expired. (SESSION: 481170) > 09/02/2014 22:32:33 ANR0399I Session 481168 for node DPMBXT01 has ended a > proxy session for node EXDAGT01. (SESSION: 481168) > 09/02/2014 22:32:33 ANR0403I Session 481168 ended for node DPMBXT01 (TDP > MSExchg). (SESSION: 481168) > more... (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel) > > 09/02/2014 22:32:36 ANR2579E Schedule IT-EX-INCR-WED in domain IT-NR for node > DPMBXT01 failed (return code 418). (SESSION: 481053) >