yes you can

1.define a devclass with devtype=file

     >define devc <filedevc> devtype=file directory=<destination directory>

Make sure that sufficient freespace is available for destination directory
specified in the devclass definition

2.take the database backup

     >backup db type=full devclass=<filedev>

Regards

Raghu S Nivas
Consultant - TSM
DCM Data Systems Ltd
New Delhi
India.

e-mail: raghu AT cosmos.dcmds.co DOT in,dearaghu AT rediffmail DOT com.



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Hi

Can I redirect full database backup of TSM to a file level on the disk
instead of tape ?

Regards

Sachin Ganu
IBM Global Services (I) Pvt Ltd.