> > I've just installed ADSM server 3.1.2.0 and client 3.1.20.0 on AIX 4.3.2.
> > I have an appropriate backup scheduled, but its status goes from future to
> > pending then to missed without the backup being performed.  dsmc sched *is*
> > running from inittab.
> >
> > The strange thing is that if I run dsmc sched from a terminal session
> > during the backup window the backup *does* get run.

Then this tells me you are associated with the schedule.

A couple things to check:
    1. Is your client running in Polling or Prompted mode?
    2. If Polling, is the refresh interval longer then the schedule's
       window?
    3. If Polling, change it to Prompted. ;-)

Steve (unVMix Systems Programmer/Dude) Roder
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