If you do a DIR on the file (or view its properties
from Explorer) before you add an appointment, then
after you add an appointment, do you see the modification
date/time, size, or any other attributes change? How
about if you (1) copy the file to another location,
(2) add an appointment, then (3) compare the copy with
the live version? Do they compare the same or
differently? Do the attributes change?

ADSM does not know anything about the applications using
the file. If the contents of the file have changed, ADSM
should be able to make a reliable backup of it. Maybe
adding an appointment does not change the *.scd file, but
instead changes some other file.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Storage Systems Division
ADSM Client Development
e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com



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Subject: Backup of schedule file in windows


Hi ADSMers

I have had problems with restoring schedule files (*.scd) on windows. We use
centralized storage for user files and this get backed up on a nightly
basis(full incremental). In some cases the schedule files for some users gets
backed up daily and for others once a month or once weekly. I asked the users
to close these files but still the same. On my own workstation I tested it this
morning and came to the following conclusion.
1.) It doesn't matter if the schedule file is open because there is no error
message from ADSM side.
2.) If you change the setting to ALWAYS BACKUP it does backup the file but
still show a last modified date of two weeks ago, even if I add an appointment
to the schedule now.

I am ex mainframe and have only been working on windows apps for the last 10
months. Is this a problem in the setup of the schedule file or is it a ADSM
problem because ADSM does not pick up the addition of an appointment to the
scheduler.

I have a case where one of our top users need a file restored to the 13/7 and
the last active version we have is 10/6. My policy is set up to keep 9999
version but expiration is after 60 days.

Did anybody experience this kind of problem before.

Thanking you in advance

Johan Gouws
Operations Manager
Hollard Insurance
South Africa
+27 83 629 1449
johang AT hollard.co DOT za