You can't "force" the backup as you describe, but you can come close.... 
define a schedule for laptop users that spans a 24-hour window and have 
the scheduler service running at bootup. Use SCHEDMODE POLLING. The 
scheduler will try to contact the server every 20 minutes. When the user 
connects to the network, sometime within the next 20 minutes the scheduler 
will be able to contact the server, and if the schedule has not yet been 
executed, it will run.

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 2005-02-15 
08:57:48:

> Have seen this done but at the time (may have changed with 5.3 ?) you 
would
> rely on the user to make the backup, there was no way to force it at
> logon/connection like you can with other products on the market.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> >James.
> >
> >James Park.
> Infrastructure Specialist.
> EDS Production Engineering
> Service Delivery
> Systems Management Team
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Burton, Robert
> Sent: 15 February 2005 15:39
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Backing up Laptops with TSM ?
> 
> have a look at Vitalfile Real-Time On-Line Data Protection....
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf 
> Of 
goc
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:35 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Backing up Laptops with TSM ?
> 
> 
> hi all,
> i wonder if anyone is doing such a nice "work"
> if yes can you tell me in few sentences how and is there any special 
thing
> to consider,
> 
> thank you very much.
> 
> 
> goran
> 
> 
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