Re: TSM performing full backups where incremental specified

2008-01-29 Thread Kinder, Kevin P
Yes - first thing I checked. Thanks, though! -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Strand, Neil B. Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:32 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM performing full backups where incremental specif

Re: TSM performing full backups where incremental specified

2008-01-29 Thread Strand, Neil B.
Kevin, Have you verified that the MODE parameter of the copygoup is not set to Absolute? Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Di

Re: TSM performing full backups where incremental specified

2008-01-29 Thread Kinder, Kevin P
Richard, and others, Thanks for the on- and off-line responses. I have followed up the suggestions made, but so far no success. Richard, I checked to make sure that nothing was strange with the filespaces. I actually did an incremental from the command line, then followed it up immediately with

Re: TSM performing full backups where incremental specified

2008-01-28 Thread Richard Sims
Kevin - Heck of a problem you have there. I don't do z/OS or Netware, so unlikely that I'll have an answer, but some thoughts... This is too obvious, but: The filespaces involved are not in some way being renamed or deleted in between the mass incrementals? That would cause a full backup. See

Re: TSM performing full backups where incremental specified

2008-01-28 Thread Huebschman, George J.
You should be able to write a specific backup command save in the Client directory and have an object defined in the schedule point to that command file on the client. Instead of running an incremental schedule, use a command schedule, and have the command be instructions to run the incremental ba