Well... it's difficult to give a better answer when I have so little to go
on. If you were to post a copy of the (complete) dsmsched.log file, your
options file, complete schedule definition, and error log, then I can take
a better look and see what's going on.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/12/2004
12:47:59:

> I've been looking and looking but don't see how they are being targeted
> even before I sent out my question.  The schedule is squeaky clean.  I
> even created a brand new schedule just for this one and ran it this
> afternoon.  The same thing happened.
>
> I will keep looking and thanks for responding.
>
> Ralph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Andrew Raibeck
> Sent: August 12, 2004 3:37 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: incremental backup question
>
>
> These directories are being targeted for the backup in some fashion.
> Review the dsmsched.log file from the beginning (of the backup cycle) to
> see what is going on. Check the schedule definition on the server.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/12/2004
> 12:26:32:
>
> > Does anyone know why I am seeing these messages:
> >
> > 08/12/2004 03:48:43 Successful incremental backup of
> > '\\server001\e$\Users\NRodier\WoodMac CAT\*'
> > 08/12/2004 03:48:58 Successful incremental backup of
> > '\\server001\e$\Users\PCampisi\tsy\*'
> >
> > Instead of:
> >
> > Successful incremental backup of '\\server001\e$'
> >
> > This server being backed up in a schedule with over a dozen other
> > servers defined by using the web gui.  There aren't any "domain"
> > statements in the dsm.opt and no include statements other the the
> > generic include *  management-class.
> >
> > There are lots of exclude statements.
> >
> > I am running TSM Server 5.1.9 (AIX) and this is from a TSM client
> 5.1.7
> > (w2k).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ralph