How about putting that command into a small script on the host and just run
that?

That does work 100% (as I use it alot)

On 17 May 2012 14:13, Guenther Bergmann <guenther_bergmann AT gbergmann DOT 
de>wrote:

> Hi TSM'ers,
>
> I am trying to do backups with the TSM Client, 6.2.2.0, running on AIX 5.3,
> TL11 against a TSM Server 5.5.6.0
>
> The backup itselfs works ok, but i face difficulties defining and running a
> preschedulecmd.
>
> Some diagnosis below:
>
> root@tsm-client:/var/log/tsm> dsmc q sched
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
> Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface
>  Client Version 6, Release 2, Level 2.0
>  Client date/time: 05/11/2012 14:35:17
> (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2010. All Rights
> Reserved.
>
> Node Name: TSM-NODE
> Session established with server TSMSERV: AIX-RS/6000
>  Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 6.0
>  Server date/time: 05/11/2012 14:35:17  Last access: 05/11/2012 01:30:58
>
>    Schedule Name: CSCH_PPZ_SC3_ORA_INC
>      Description: Taegliche Sicherung der SC3-Rechner mittels shell-Skript
> f.
> Oracle-Backup
>   Schedule Style: Classic
>           Action: Incremental
>          Options: -preschedulecmd="/usr/bin/su - appuser -c
> /appdir/2/admin-
> tools/backup/bin/onbkup -x 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null"
>          Objects:
>         Priority: 5
>   Next Execution: 10 Hours and 55 Minutes
>         Duration: 1 Hour
>           Period: 1 Day
>      Day of Week: Any
>            Month:
>     Day of Month:
>    Week of Month:
>           Expire: Never
>
> ***************************
> dsmsched.log says:
>
>
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57
> Executing scheduled command now.
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57
> Executing Operating System command or script:
>   "/usr/bin/su - appuser -c /appdir/admin-tools/backup/bin/onbkup -x
> 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null"
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57 Finished command.  Return code is: 127
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57 ANS1902E The PRESCHEDULECMD command failed. The
> scheduled
> event will not be executed.
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'CSCH_PPZ_SC3_ORA_INC' failed.
> Return code = 12.
> 05/11/2012 01:30:57 Sending results for scheduled event
> 'CSCH_PPZ_SC3_ORA_INC'.
>
>
> I have fiddled a bit with " and ' in the Options definition, but to no
> success.
> It seems that the operating system (or ksh to be exact) always gets the
> command with leading ", so it cant' be executed.
>
> Any solution to this other than upgrading to server 6.x ?
>
> regards Günther
>
> --
> Guenther Bergmann, Am Kreuzacker 10, 63150 Heusenstamm, Germany
> Guenther_Bergmann at gbergmann dot de
>