Hi, Al.

I've read some of the other suggestions, but I think the easiest way would
be to create two command files.

first.cmd
start "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmc.exe" inc [whatever]

second.cmd
start "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmc.exe" inc [whatever]

The "start" will cause the scheduler to fork the dsmc process and exit,
thusly freeing the scheduler up for when the second is supposed to run.
Then create command schedules that run the cmd files and associate them with
the node.  You'd still have 1 node, 1 scheduler, central schedules.  The
only problem is that the dsmc processes won't return an RC to the scheduler,
but if that's acceptable, then it should be fine.

Good luck.

Alex Paschal
Storage Administrator
Freightliner, LLC
(503) 745-6850 phone/vmail


-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Barth [mailto:allen.barth AT DB DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:57 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: dsmcad scheduler and multiple tasks


Hello list.

Is there any way, or is it possible, to get more than one scheduled event
to occur on a client during the same time (or overlapping times) in which
the scheduler is controlled via dsmcad?   I don't remember if this was
even possible using 'dsmc sched'.

Example:

At midnight a schedule is kicked off to incremental backup filesystem 'a'.
 This filesystem has many large files which change daily, and the
incremental runs for several hours.

It is also desired at around 1AM to kick off a schedule to incremental
backup filesystem 'b'.

The windows for doing these backups are application dependent.  Currently
the sched for FS 'b' is missed due to FS 'a' not having completed.

TIA,
Al