Off-hand I would not suspect a bug, but perhaps something else.

For one thing, try using * for your specification instead of *.*, i.e.:

   q backup c:\*

or

   q backup c:\

(the * is implied)

The reason for this is that files that do not contain an extension will
not appear in your list. This is most likely not your problem, but I
thought I would point it out anyway for your future reference (and save
you a little typing  :-)   ).

Try this:

Go to the GUI and take a careful look at the name of the file space. When
you open up the "File Level" icon, you should see file spaces like this:

   \\storman\c$ (C:)
   \\storman\e$ (E:)

(these are mine, your machine name and drive letters will be different).

Then go to the command line, and do this:

   q ba \\storman\c$\

(substitute your own file space name, and don't forget the ending
backslash.)

Does that make a difference?

I am not sure what happened on your machine. But if your machine name
changed, or your file space was renamed, then this might explain what you
are seeing. For example, if I change my machine name to \\raibeck, then I
would see a problem like yours. because when I specify C:, it really looks
for \\raibeck\c$. But since my existing file spaces are named
\\storman\x$, I will get the "no files found" message.

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

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Hoi

I'm running 4.2.1.26 client (Windows) and 4.2.1.11 TSM server (AIX)

When I do a q backup on the client I get this:
tsm> q backup c:\*.*
ANS1084E No files have previously been backed up for 'C:\*.*'

But in the Gui I can see several files.

What do I wrong or is it a bug?