ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.

[tsmhelum]

Hello all

We recently a problem with a Windows server in a Cluster enivronment and the client had to change one of the drives that was being backed up (lomagicionquorum for drive q to drive w) we changed the dsm.opt file to point to the W drive but the backup is still missing. The following error is in the dsmerror.log.

ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.
ANS1035S Options file 'q:\tsm\dsm.opt' could not be found.

I have read some posts and documentation but they seem to refer to the UNIX
environment and the dsm.sys file? How do we get this to back up the q drive? Is there something else that needs to be updated? keep in mind this is in a Windows envirnoment.

Thanks for any help or suggestions in Advance.


TSM server 5.3.4
AIX 5.3 TSM Windows client 5.3.4
Windows server 2003

 

[rdeselle]

This error is pointing to the fact that the scheduler service probably cant
locate the dsm.opt file since the patch has changed.
Either using the setup wizard in the local GUI, or using dsmcutil, you can
view what options file the service isusing.

dsmcutil list will provide the names of the services.
Once you have that, you can run:
dsmcutil update /name:"name of your service" /optfile:"path to the new file"

Not know what client level you are running, you might want to add
the /clusternode:yes and /clustername:"your clustername options" as these
were required in older versions.

Robert

 

[tsmhelum]

Rdeselle,

Thanks... the Client level is 5.3.4

 

[tsmhelum]

Rdeselle,

Thanks again for your reply.. It looks like your correct I checked the
setup wizard's local gui and it still showed the following

'q:\tsm\dsm.opt'

I know I probably can't do this and correct the problem but
what if I just change the >> q:\tsm\dsm.opt to w:\tsm\dsm.opt
in the LOCAL GUI? & if not do I have to update both the GUI and
use the dsmcutil command after updating the GUI?

Do I need to use -optfile? or will the command below work? I
know I may get tagged on a possible syntax error so this may take
a couple of tries.

dsmcutil update /name:”TSM Client Acceptor” /cadschedname: “TSM
Client Scheduler” /optfile:"w:\TSM\dsm.opt"

TSMHELUM