There is no override for the return codes. RC 12 means that something else
went wrong; it's not a good backup (at least not as defined by TSM). Check
your dsmsched.log and dsmerror.log file for errors that pertain to
something other than skipped files. If, except for skipped files, a backup
otherwise runs successfully, the RC will be 4.

See the client manual chapter on automating tasks for further info about
the client return codes and their meanings.

If this does not help identify the problem, then posting your log files
would certainly help shed more light.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 10/12/2004
06:45:31:

> We seem to be getting these errors lately on our Windows 2003 boxes
running
> TSM client 5.1.6.7.   Looks like we get a good backup but it shows as
failed
> with "failed.  Return code = 12" Is there a way to tell TSM to ignore
these
> return codes or files.   WE have scripts that run a rerun backup if it
fails
> and this is causing a rerun of a backup that we really do not need.