the internal copy in the data base gets updated/created on the fly (as a
volume's status changes)
BUT to cut the external file use the "backup volhist" command from either an
admin session or an admin schedule.
The "backup volhist" command will write the internal table to the file
specified in the dsmserv.opt (or to a file or files specified via the
optional parameter of the backup volhist command)
How often/when it gets written to the external file automatically, I don't
know off the top of my head.

Dwight E. Cook
Software Application Engineer III
Science Applications International Corporation
509 S. Boston Ave.  Suite 220
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4606
Office (918) 732-7109



-----Original Message-----
From: Hussein Abdirahman [mailto:hussein.abdirahman AT IRWINTOY DOT COM]
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 7:43 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: volhist file


Hi TSMers;

Perhaps a tough question to a newbie, but I would like
to know "when does the volume history file get created/updated"


thanks in advance

Hussein M. Abdirahman
AIX administrator
IrwinToy Canada