The problem is that OPTFILE is not a valid option in the schedule
definition. You can, however, include the PRESCHEDULECMD option in the
schedule definition.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 12/20/2004
14:25:25:

> TSM Server 5.1.9.0 on AIX 5.2
> TSM Client 5.1.6.0 on Windows 2000 SP4
>
> I'm trying to launch a database archive job with a PreScheduleCmd option
> included in the OPT file.  This is a special OPT file that is specified
as
> an option on the schedule command line:
>
>      Action: Archive
>     Options: -optfile=C:\Progra~1\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsm2.opt
> -archmc=archtemp -subdir=yes
>
> I see no evidence that the script file referenced in the OPT file is
ever
> being executed.  This is the option:
>
>      PRESCHEDULECMD     'cmd.exe /c
"d:\Oracle\database\idevhotbackup.cmd"
> '
>
> On a different server that also uses the PreScheduleCmd option, I get a
> line in the dsmsched.log showing its execution:
>
>      12/20/2004 02:11:54
>      Executing Operating System command or script:
>         cmd.exe /c "D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BackupDB.cmd"
>      12/20/2004 02:18:33 Finished command.  Return code is: 0
>
> However, on the node in question, the dsmsched.log contains no such
line.
> It appears that it didn't even TRY to run the specified script.
>
> Permissions look OK so it's not an NT permissions thing.  The syntax for
> calling the scripts are the same on both servers.
>
> There is nothing that I can see in the Windows client manual that says
> that option is valid for backups only, so it should work for archives
too.
>  Is that really the case, or am I expecting TSM to do something that it
> can't?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tab Trepagnier
> TSM Administrator
> Laitram, L.L.C.