Just a guess -- but is AIX (or ADSM) treating this as a device-special file
because it's in the /dev directory?

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gratton [mailto:david.gratton AT SCOTIABANK DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:15 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: 4.2.1 Client wont backup filesytem
>
>
> On one of my AIX boxes I have the below filesystem, which you
> can see with the
> df command
>
>
> /dev/dbrlv1      8781824   3819800   57%      329     1% /dbr/appl
> /dev/dbjlva1     4096000    298928   93%      142     1%
> /prod/dbms/emlogs
> /dev/dbjlva3     2449408    284400   89%     5483     2% /ist/dbms/sw
> /dev/dbjlva2     2048000   1261840   39%     2660     2%
> /prod/appl/code
> /dev/devlv1      4096000    656672   84%    24539     5% /dev/appl
>
>
>
> When I go to run the TSM backup and it hits this filesystem
> (I have all-local
> specified in dsm.opt and no inclexcl statements) I get this.
>
> tsm> i /dev/appl/ -verbose
> Node Name: SPNODE1
> \Session established with server ADSMCS1: MVS
>   Server Version 4, Release 1, Level 2.0
>   Server date/time: 03/14/02   15:07:32  Last access:
> 03/14/02   15:00:43
>
>
> Incremental backup of volume '/dev/appl/'
> ANS1228E Sending of object '/dev/appl/*' failed
> ANS1063E Invalid path specification
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Dave Gratton
> IBM GLobal Services/Scotiabank account
> 416-288-3839
>