Commands like

   backup stgpool backuppool copypool

run in the background, detached from the initiator of that process. All 
the initiator gets back is a status of success because the command was 
successfully launched. But you can look in the SUMMARY table for records 
where ACTIVITY='STGPOOL BACKUP'.

On the other hand, you can launch the command like this:

   backup stgpool backuppool copypool wait=yes

This will cause the process to remain attached to the initiator of the 
process. The initiator gets control after the process completes, and at 
that time, the initiator gets the actual status of the process. You can 
continue to look in the SUMMARY table, but you'll also find that the QUERY 
EVENT TYPE=ADMINISTRATIVE will now show you the actual result of the 
process (i.e. "Failed" if the BACKUP STGPOOL command failed).

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.




Stefan Holzwarth <stefan.holzwarth AT ADAC DOT DE>
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Hi,

after 2 years of ADSM usage i realized that 
q event type=admin is not sufficent for daily reportings.

q event says nothing about the process itself. You have to check the 
actlog
every day for your admin schedules!

I realized a failure of a copy of a storagepool, that had problems with 
too
less scratch tapes. For this admin event the eventlog showed successful,
actlog said failed.
IBM says, works as designed.

Regards
Stefan Holzwarth
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