You should be able to write a specific backup command save in the Client
directory and have an object defined in the schedule point to that
command file on the client.  Instead of running an incremental schedule,
use a command schedule, and have the command be instructions to run the
incremental backup.

I am not familiar with NetWare though, so I may be off the mark.

George Huebschman
Legg Mason

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Kinder, Kevin P
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:19 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM performing full backups where incremental
specified

I wanted to revisit this issue, which I wrote about last week, to see if
the new things I have learned ring a bell with anyone here. I did check
and verify on all the suggestions that I received the first time I
posted, but none of them were applicable. I do appreciate the responses,
however!



After upgrading to TSM 5.5 on z/OS 1.7, all of my NetWare clients now do
a full backup every night, rather than incrementals. Nothing changed on
the clients, I didn't do an autonamereset, and I am not overriding the
incremental setting. I am also not using UNICODE.



I have discovered through testing that if I simply issue the INCREMENTAL
command, either via the command line or via a nightly schedule, that a
full backup is done. However, if I follow the incremental with any
options (e.g., INCREMENTAL SYS:* -subdir=yes) then the incremental
command is processed correctly.



Has anyone seen this behavior before? I did several searches, and could
only find one item that seemed to apply, concerning a NOCOMPRESSBIT to
be placed in the DSM.OPT. I tested that, and it did not work. The
problem occurs on clients ranging from 5.2.0.0 to 5.5.0.0, so I have to
think it's something in the new server code.



As a workaround, what would be the best way to issue the incremental
command with the options on a nightly schedule?



Thanks for any help that can be provided!



--------------------------------

Kevin Kinder

State of West Virginia



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