I think something is still wrong or unique in your environment.  I
deploy scripts that run immediate clientactions all the time at several
of my customers and they always start within a minute or two unless
there is a problem. 

______________________________

John Monahan
Infrastructure Services Consultant
Logicalis, Inc.
5500 Wayzata Blvd Suite 315
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Office: 763-226-2088
Mobile: 952-221-6938
Fax:  763-226-2081
John.Monahan AT us.logicalis DOT com
http://www.us.logicalis.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Lee, Gary D.
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Making sure clientactions start
> 
> Status on server is pending.
> Communications is good, client backs up nightly as it is supposed to.
> We were testing an include option.
> 
> I agree with Richard, there needs to be some way to specify when it
> should run.
> 
> I checked the server log, and after two hours the scheduler had not
> attempted to contact the client.
> This is a recurring problem with clientactions, and needs to be
> addressed.
> 
> Thank you all for your suggestions.
> 
> 
> 
> Gary Lee
> Senior System Programmer
> Ball State University
> phone: 765-285-1310
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of John Monahan
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 2:37 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Making sure clientactions start
> 
> Is the status from the server side pending or started (or something
> else)?
> 
> The client can only run one scheduled task at a time.  Another
> possibility is it is still running something else.
> 
> ______________________________
> 
> John Monahan
> Infrastructure Services Consultant
> Logicalis, Inc.
> 5500 Wayzata Blvd Suite 315
> Golden Valley, MN 55416
> Office: 763-226-2088
> Mobile: 952-221-6938
> Fax:  763-226-2081
> John.Monahan AT us.logicalis DOT com
> http://www.us.logicalis.com
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf
> > Of Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT
> > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:37 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: Making sure clientactions start
> >
> > Is the client running is schedule mode?  If so stop and start the
> > acceptor and wait 1 minute then check the log.
> > If you are looking for reason, then check the server log, a quick
> > search on the node name should help.  Our most common problem is the
> > server cannot contact the node due to an IP resolution problem.
> When
> > the scheduler contacts the server IP resolution is not needed to
> start
> > the job.
> >
> > Andy Huebner
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf
> > Of Lee, Gary D.
> > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:17 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: [ADSM-L] Making sure clientactions start
> >
> > I have a clientaction defined for a node whose schedmode is set to
> > prompted.
> > However, I have now been waiting for 45 minutes for the action to
> take
> > place.
> >
> > Is there a way to get the server to kick itself and prompt the
> client
> > to perform the actions in a clientaction?
> >
> > Gary Lee
> > Senior System Programmer
> > Ball State University
> > phone: 765-285-1310
> >
> >
> >
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