hi all, urgent :-) how to automate exchange backup via TDP ? is it enough to write an *.bat or *.cmd with commands ? or is there a way to do it via tsm central scheduler assuming that dsmcad is runni
Goran, There are many ways to perform it. I use a cmd file that is launched by TSM schedule and TSM scheduler service. The only issue is you don't get accurate schedule based success or failure messa
Author: Mark Stapleton <mark.stapleton AT USBANK DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:00:11 -0600
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 12/28/2005 07:39:38 AM: dsmcad is guys Please review the TDP for Exchange manual; there is a detailed description on how to automate E
Author: "Schaub, Steve" <Steve_Schaub AT BCBST DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:33:07 -0500
Duane, I don't understand your reference to not getting accurate schedule based success or failure messages - we use the batch method, and as long as the errorlevel from the command line backup is ca
Steve, Yes but not at the TSM server "q schedule" or the operational reporting. The schedule launches the cmd file. To TSM the schedule is then successful even though the backup is still running. We
Author: John Monahan <JMonahan AT COMPURES DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:05:47 -0600
That was true with older TSM versions, but if your cmd file is written properly to do its own error checking and exit with a non-zero return code on an error, then the schedule should show as failed.
Author: "Schaub, Steve" <Steve_Schaub AT BCBST DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:14:11 -0500
Same here - as long as your cmd file is coded properly, TSM will show it for the duration of the backup, and report the results correctly. Steve Schaub Systems Engineer, WNI BlueCross BlueShield of T
John and Steve, I follow you, I've been submitting the backup job from within the cmd files with "start /b" which explains the absence of a return code. The cmd files have remained virtually unchange
Author: "Schaub, Steve" <Steve_Schaub AT BCBST DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:41:39 -0500
Duane, Yeah, some of the old sample files used the "start /b", which is definitely NOT the way to go. If you need any sample scripts, let me know. I also use TDP for SQL Server, and those scripts bac