In Unix, my testing has shown that the DB2 instance uses the values set when
that instance was started. If using the steps in the Backing up DB2 using
TSM redbook, then the DSMI_* variables are set in the
~HOME/sqllib/userprofile script. The "DB2 BACKUP DB ...USE TSM" command is
internal to the instance and uses those values. Not the values you have
specified in your script. You would have to move in a different DSM.OPT file
referencing a different NODENAME before each backup command.

I don't quite understand why you want the same DB backed up as 2 different
nodes??!!?!

Assuming Unix.

Bill Boyer
DSS, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Jozef Zatko
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:59 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: DB2 Backup using different node names


Hi Eduardo,
could you please provide the content of your dsm.opt and dsm.sys? Also, are
you trying to backup your database with scheduler or by hand from command
line.

When you want backup one database with two different node names, you have
to have correct environment DSMI_CONFIG,....(I assume your platform is
Unix) for particular TSM node in user environment, who owns database
instance. Are tou sure you are switching your environment correctly?


Ing. Jozef Zatko
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