Jan,

Can you append the exc_dsm.opt file?

Is it possible that your Information Store is large
and is trying to go to TAPE?

I will take a quick look at your options file.

Other than that, you should call IBM service.

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Del Hoobler
Del Hoobler
IBM ADSM Agent Development
hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com

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This is the EXCDSM.LOG from that moment

08/19/1998
14:02:17,===============================================================
=======
08/19/1998 14:02:37,BACKUP(GUI) - Database: Directory,Type: Full,Actual
bytes: 10,502,487,Secs: 18.12,Kb/Sec: 579.58,Exchange server:
SWETS-NT1,ADSM server: exc_dsm,Status: Done: 10,502,487 bytes sent in
18.12 seconds(579.58 Kb/sec),
08/19/1998 14:03:20,BACKUP(GUI) - Database: Information Store,Type:
Full,Actual bytes: 10,502,487,Secs: 18.12,Kb/Sec: 579.58,Exchange
server: SWETS-NT1,ADSM server: exc_dsm,Status: ANS1017E (RC-50)  Session
rejected: TCP/IP connection failure,

regards Jan Batteram