I got something like this to work once (with difficulty). I was trying to
have ADSM write a DB backup to a FILE type devclass on a network drive, and
I ran into the same type or error thing.

I think it is an NT permissions thing.

The ADSM server is running as a service, but doesn't have any authority to
write to a drive owned by another machine.
The acccount YOU are logged on with probably has permission to write to R:,
but that doesn't mean the ADSM server service has those permissions.

I believe you have to create an NT account that has appropriate permissions
to that R: drive.
Then in Control Panel/Services, you change the STARTUP attributes for the
ADSM server, so that it uses that account.

At least that's how I remember it, an NT expert probably has a better idea.
Hope this helps.
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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
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wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robinson, Cris [SMTP:Cris.Robinson AT LIBERTYMUTUAL DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 12:58 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: DRM Prepare files to mapped drives
>
> The platform is NT for both the ADSM server and the target server
> The version is 3.1.06
>
> Below you can see the unsuccessful attempt to R:
> and the successful attempt to C:
>
>
> Activity Log
> ------------
> Date and Time       Message
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 03/17/1999 12:52:24 ANR2017I Administrator TECHL3 issued command: PREPARE
> planprefix=R:\03\
> 03/17/1999 12:52:24 ANR0984I Process 62 for PREPARE started in the
> BACKGROUND at 12:52:24.
> 03/17/1999 12:52:24 ANR9678W C:\WIN32APP\IBM\ADSM\server\dsmserv used for
> server executable. ADSM Server is currently running as a service.
> 03/17/1999 12:52:26 ANR6954E PREPARE: Unable to open file
> 'R:\03\19990317.125224' for output.
>
> 03/17/1999 12:52:26 ANR6951E PREPARE: Recovery plan file
> R:\03\19990317.125224 was not created.
>
> 03/17/1999 12:52:26 ANR0985I Process 62 for PREPARE running in the
> BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at 12:52:26.
> 03/17/1999 12:53:17 ANR2017I Administrator TECHL3 issued command: PREPARE
> planprefix=c:\
> 03/17/1999 12:53:17 ANR0984I Process 63 for PREPARE started in the
> BACKGROUND at 12:53:17.
> 03/17/1999 12:53:17 ANR9678W C:\WIN32APP\IBM\ADSM\server\dsmserv used for
> server executable. ADSM Server is currently running as a service.
> 03/17/1999 12:53:17 ANR6900I PREPARE: The recovery plan file
> C:\19990317.125317 was created.
>
> 03/17/1999 12:53:17 ANR0985I Process 63 for PREPARE running in the
> BACKGROUND completed with completion state SUCCESS at 12:53:17.
>
> __________________________________________________
> Cris Robinson
> Sr. Technical Analyst
> Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
> Liberty Mutual Insurance
> Portsmouth, New Hampshire
> 603.431.8400.54837
> mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
>
> Dilbert words of Wisdom:
> Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
> and some days you're the statue!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hilton Tina [SMTP:HiltonT AT TCE DOT COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 12:12 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: DRM Prepare files to mapped drives
> >
> > What's the error message & platform?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robinson, Cris [SMTP:Cris.Robinson AT LIBERTYMUTUAL DOT COM]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 11:11 AM
> > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject:      DRM Prepare files to mapped drives
> > >
> > > Hello all -
> > > We are currently able to create Prepare files if we direct them to a
> > local
> > > drive, however, if we map a drive, R: in our case, the
> > > prepare command fails. Full  rights have been given on the destination
> > > server.
> > >
> > > Any Thoughts?
> > >
> > > C
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Cris Robinson
> > > Sr. Technical Analyst
> > > Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
> > > Liberty Mutual Insurance
> > > Portsmouth, New Hampshire
> > > 603.431.8400.54837
> > > mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
> > >
> > > Dilbert words of Wisdom:
> > > Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
> > > and some days you're the statue!