Debi,

You did not mention what SCHEDMode you are using? If it is polling try using 
prompted mode so the client can contact the server at the specified time. Also, 
are these windows servers being rebooted often?

Regards,

Demetrius Malbrough



   -------Original Message-------
   > From: Debi Randolph <Debra.Randolph AT FBOL DOT COM>
   > Subject: ANR0480W Session 331 for node NT0821I () terminated -
   > Sent: 07 Oct 2003 19:46:57
   >
   >  TSMer's
   >  
   >  I've read lots of good stuff in the Archives about this, but none of 
them
   >  seem to actually answer my problem.
   >  
   >  Here's the scoop:
   >  
   >  Just switched from Windows 2000 server running 5.1.7.0 to a 2003 Server
   >  running 5.2.1.0
   >  
   >  It was a net new server and new installation of TSM.   We did not 
migrate
   >  anything, just moved all the clients to a new TSM server.
   >  
   >  Since then, more often than not, but not always, I have 7 clients that
   >  receive this error message every 30 seconds for one hour while they are
   >  supposed to be backing up.
   >  
   >  ANR0480W Session 331 for node NT0821I () terminated -
   >                         connection with client severed.
   >  
   >  The 7 clients did not have problems previously.
   >  The 7 clients will occasionally back up successfully.
   >  The 7 clients are located at 3 different physical locations.
   >  The 7 clients are all WinNT 4, SP6     (But I have other clients with 
this
   >  version who are fine)
   >  The 7 clients have different levels of TSM Client Code:  4.1.0.0,
   >  5.1.5.0,          5.1.6.7
   >  Some of the clients backup at 8:00 pm, some at 11:00 pm, some at 
midnight,
   >  and some at 1:00 am.
   >  133 other client backups run successfully at times ranging from 6:00 pm
   >  util 3:00 am.
   >  None of the clients backup directly to tape.
   >  Disk storage pools do not overflow during the backup window.
   >  We're not running out of available sessions.
   >  
   >  The dsmerror logs have these errors, but a lot of my clients report 
these
   >  errors:
   >  
   >  ConsoleEventHandler():  Process Detached.
   >  ConsoleEventHandler(): Caught Logoff console event.
   >  
   >  The dsmsched.log  sometimes will have this entry as the last entry in 
the
   >  log (occurs when the backup should start)
   >  
   >  TCP/IP accepted connection from server.
   >  
   >  Otherwise it's just Waiting to be contacted by server.
   >  
   >  I cannot find any errors in the activity log that indicate a different
   >  problem.
   >  
   >  
   >  What's up?
   >  
   >  thanks for your help!
   >  
   >  Deb Randolph
   >  First Banks, Inc.
   >  
   >  
   >  
   >  
   >  
   >  
   >  
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