Thanks for the suggestion, we'll give it a try...

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Chris Zaremba [SMTP:zaremba AT US.IBM DOT COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, August 12, 1998 10:43 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Connect Agent For Exchange error message

        Scott,

        >----------------------------------------------------
        >08/05/1998 00:18:05 ANR0406I Session 7283 started for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNT) (Tcp/Ip 10.1.3.196(3404)).
        >
        >08/05/1998 00:18:07 ANR0406I Session 7284 started for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNTDB) (Tcp/Ip 10.1.3.196(3406)).
        >
        >08/05/1998 00:33:20 ANR0482W Session 7283 for node PTLEXM01
(WinNT)
        >terminated - idle for more than 15 minutes.
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:05:01 ANR2578I Schedule EXCHG_DAILY in domain
EXCHANGE for
        >node PTLEXM01 has missed its scheduled start up window.
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:21:37 ANR0406I Session 7307 started for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNT) (Tcp/Ip 10.1.3.196(4080)).
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:21:38 ANR2576W An attempt was made to update an
event
        >record for a scheduled operation which has already been
executed -
        >multiple client schedulers may be active for node PTLEXM01.
        >08/05/1998 01:21:38 ANR0403I Session 7307 ended for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNT).
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:21:38 ANR0406I Session 7308 started for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNT) (Tcp/Ip 10.1.3.196(4081)).
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:21:38 ANR0403I Session 7308 ended for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNT).
        >
        >08/05/1998 01:21:51 ANR0403I Session 7284 ended for node
PTLEXM01
        >(WinNTDB).
        >

        I think that the  ANR2576W message may be related to IC21388
        but the TCPFLUSH error 10054 is due to the fact that the
scheduler
        client session timed out (msg ANR0482W) while it was waiting for
        the exchange agent to complete the backup.  Likewise, I believe
        you are seeing msg ANR2578I indicating that the scheduled event
was
        missed because the scheduler client session has timed out.

        You could avoid these msgs by changing the cmd file used to
launch
        the exchange agent to START excdsmc rather than invoking it
directly.
        Doing so will cause the command file to return to the scheduler
after
        launching the command rather than waiting for it to complete.
In this
        case, you would see the scheduler session complete (and indicate
successful
        completion) very quickly after start of the event but the
exchange
        agent session would continue to run as normal.  Be aware though
that
        the successful completion of the scheduled event simply means
that
        the agent was started, you still need to check the agent log
file to
        confirm success of the Exchange backup.

        Please give that a try...

        Chris Zaremba
        ADSM Agent Development
        internet  zaremba AT us.ibm DOT com