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Sleeping Macs and Failed TSM Backups

2006-06-23 14:25:14
Subject: Sleeping Macs and Failed TSM Backups
From: Cody Scott <cscott AT LANL DOT GOV>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:24:47 -0600
Hello TSM-ers.

TSM Server: 5.3.2 on AIX
TSM Client: 5.3.4 on Mac OS X 10.4.6

We are having a problem where TSM scheduled backups fail when a Mac
is put to sleep and woken up again. The symptom looks to be the same
as in APAR IC48146, the TSM.PWD password file is deleted. However,
the fix for that APAR appears to work only if the Mac is shutdown or
restarted, not when it is slept. The Mac will start scheduled backups
again after you launch the TSM Backup for Administrators program and
enter the TSM password when prompted.

Has anyone else had this problem? It is driving our PowerBook users
nuts because backups won't work after they come back from taking the
computer on travel and the computer has been slept because of a
closed lid or aggressive Energy Saver settings when running on battery.

--Cody

Cody Scott
cscott AT lanl DOT gov

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