Re: Note from you attached below

Yes, the TAPEPROMPT option will work for backups as well as restores.
Set it to NO, and your backup should run without a problem.

The idea of timing out the tape prompt is a good idea.  We have it on our
list items to enhance...

Brett Walker
ADSM Client Development

>I have a customer using a Sun who likes to run all scheduled activities
>from cron, rahter than using the ADSM scheduler. Accordingly, he uses
>dsmc incremental from a shell script. We ran across a problem in which he
>had files too big for the disk repository and a 'wait for tape prompt'
>message was issued. The manuals imply that tapeprompt is for the
>retrieve and restore functions. Does it also work for incremental?
>Thanks,
>
>Michael