A little Off Topic.

Have you tried running a pre-command cmd file that creates the mapped drives?

Something like "net use H: \\computernam\sharename"

Sal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Mike Bantz
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:48 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Tsm 5.2 windows client and snap servers
>
>
> >>> Is there a better way to accomplish backup of these devices?  I'm just
> the tsm admin, and no nothing of them.
>
> Nope. We had the same problem with our Netapps. Although Netapp and TSM
> "integrate" to allow the Netapp to use NDMP to back itself up, you lose all
> funcionality of include/exclude lists.
>
> We tackled this with mapped drives off the TSM server. And they break.
> Often. Last night, for instance. Neither IBM nor Netapp could give us a
> better solution.
>
> Mike Bantz
> Systems Administrator
> Research Systems, Inc
>