still unable to find the error step
i checked the full trace and tcp/ip connections are working fine as shown in the trace below
trace--> on attempting $db2 backup db sample use tsm
02/25/2011 17:23:43.810 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (106: sessInit: Session initialized.
02/25/2011 17:23:43.810 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (1126): sessOpen: Attempting to open communications
02/25/2011 17:23:43.810 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (1222): sessOpen(): calling the communication specific open routine
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1583): TcpOpen: Internet socket defined.
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : pscomtcp.cpp (1504): psTcpGetsockopt(): Get options on socket 10 (IPv4) -> rc=0, errno=0
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : pscomtcp.cpp (1504): psTcpGetsockopt(): Get options on socket 10 (IPv4) -> rc=0, errno=0
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : pscomtcp.cpp (1504): psTcpGetsockopt(): Get options on socket 10 (IPv4) -> rc=0, errno=0
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : pscomtcp.cpp (1504): psTcpGetsockopt(): Get options on socket 10 (IPv4) -> rc=0, errno=0
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (3772): SetSocketOptions(): tcp_sendbuffsize(129024), tcp_recvbuffsize(129024)
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1613): TcpOpen: Trying to connect to server at:
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1614): Domain Name: LOCALHOST
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1616): Port #: 1500
02/25/2011 17:23:43.811 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1641): TcpOpen: using blocking sockets
02/25/2011 17:23:43.812 [009293] [2951485136] : pscomtcp.cpp (1133): psTcpConnect(): Attempt socket 10 (IPv4) connection -> rc=0, errno=0
02/25/2011 17:23:43.812 [009293] [2951485136] : commtcp.cpp (1800): TcpOpen: Server accepted TCP/IP socket connection.
02/25/2011 17:23:43.812 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (4520): sessOpen: Transitioning: sInit state ===> sOpened state
02/25/2011 17:23:43.812 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (1291): sessOpen: Session communications opened, beginning sign-on.
02/25/2011 17:23:43.812 [009293] [2951485136] : session.cpp (1293): sessOpen: Server accepted signon, communications
<b>suspected error lines in the trace </b>
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (321: FILE SPACE OPTIONS
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (322: fileSpaceList not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (3533): DOMAIN OPTIONS
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (3536): domainKeywords not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (355: domain not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (356: -domain not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (357: domain.image not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (358: domain.nas not specified
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (3240): HSM OPTIONS
02/25/2011 17:27:48.321 [009432] [2950866640] : optservices.cpp (7281): SrvCanOvrRde(N) Src(0x00=Default)
<b>but when i check at the server everything seems right</b>
copygroup info
policy domain name = DB2
Policy set active
mgmt class name db2mgmt
device class name =fileclass
storage pool name = db2_stg_pool
is there any step i'm missing ?
i'm using tsm for the first time with no prior experience of any other backup manager