Are these three directories the only entries in the /essbasedata directory? I
would hazard a guess that you may have more files in this directory that are
causing the shell to expand the total list to a greater length than dsmc can
accept.

Peter Gathercole
Open Systems Consultant.

Hilton Tina wrote:

> I'm probably missing something that's obvious to everyone else, but I'm
> stumped.  I have an archive that I run with an 2.1.0.6 client (AIX 4.2) with
> a 2.1.5.15 server (AIX 4.1.5).  The archive command is:
>         dsmc archive /essbasedata/* -archmc=30days -su=y
> This command archives the files in 3 file systems (/essbasedata/lvessbase01,
> /essbasedata/lvessbase02, and /essbasedata/lvessbase03).
>
> This same application and file systems exist on another RS6000 (AIX 4.2)
> with a 3.1.20.3 client and a 3.1.1.2 server (AIX 4.2).  When I issue the
> exact same archive command, I get this message:
>         ANS1081E Invalid search file specification
> '/essbasedata/lvessbase01' entered
>
> I can't find anything in the v3 manuals to make me think the file
> specification for the archive command has changed.  If I change the filespec
> to /essbasedata/, I get this:
>
>         Directory-->                 512 /essbasedata [Sent]
>         ANS1092E No files matching search criteria were found
>         ANS1803E Archive processing of '/essbasedata/' finished with
> failures.
>
>         Total number of objects inspected:        1
>         Total number of objects archived:         1
>
> If I change the filespec to /essbasedata, I get:
>         ANS1898I ***** Processed       500 files *****
>         Directory-->                 512 /essbasedata [Sent]
>         Archive processing of '/essbasedata' finished without failure.
>
>         Total number of objects inspected:      507
>         Total number of objects archived:         1
>
> Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong or what's changed from version 2 to
> version 3?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tina Hilton
> Systems Consultant
> Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
> Systems Software
> hiltont AT tce DOT com
> 317-587-4292