Thanks for the reply Andy.

I can do manual backups. When I do a manual backup, I get the boot path error, 
but I can still execute the backup.  It's just the scheduled items that appear 
to fail. 

I am trying to back up a couple of files on the C: drive, and then several 
directories on the D: drive, but the error messages appear whenever the 
scheduler kicks off. The backups of the C: drive items fail, but the D: drive 
items now appear to be backing up. I get a message in my daily reports that the 
C: filespace has not backed up.

The help request on the 1814E just says that the scheduled event is no longer 
valid on the server, and to see the sysadmin if the problem continues. That's 
me - and I'm of no further help to myself!

The Windows version is Windows Server Standard Edition 2008 SP2 64-bit.  .  
Sorry about that confusion.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Andrew Raibeck
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 1:57 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Boot Path Not Found

Kevin,

TSM tries to identify the boot drive, and if it can't, it writes that
message about "Boot path was not found". However it should continue, and it
will assume C: is the boot drive. Can you do manual backups?

The ANS1814E at first blush does not appear related to this. Try running
dsmc help ans1814e for info about that message and see if the explanation
for the message applies (in which case would be coincidental with the boot
path message).

Can you clarify the Windows version? You said "Windows Server 2007 SP2
64-bit"; I am not sure if you mean 2003 or 2008.

- Andy

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2013-05-30
13:49:24:

> From: "Kinder, Kevin P" <Kevin.P.Kinder AT WV DOT GOV>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 2013-05-30 13:57
> Subject: Boot Path Not Found
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> TSM 5.5.1.0 Windows client backing up to TSM running on z\OS.
> The TSM client software is running on Windows Server 2007 SP2 64 bit.
>
> A couple of days ago, the motherboard on the Windows client was
> replaced. Since then, scheduled TSM backups will not execute. That
> was the only change I am aware of on this client, so that's my
> starting point in searching for a cause and fix.
>
> Anytime the TSM client is started or tries to engage, the following
> error is written to the dsmerror.log:
> 05/30/2013 11:22:38 Boot path was not found.                Assumed
> boot path as C:\
>
> When the scheduled backup is executed, I also see this error:
> 05/28/2013 19:24:43 ANS1814E Unable to start the scheduled event
> 'NORMAL_DAILY'
>
> The first error is not documented anywhere I can find. The second is
> pretty generic, and doesn't have any suggestion as to how to fix
> this particular issue.
>
> From the Windows server, I can see the C: drive. I have rebooted the
> server, and it comes back up successfully.
>
> I have deleted the TSM software from the Windows client entirely,
> rebooted and reinstalled. Still the same issue.
>
> Has anyone seen any issue like this before, or have any suggestions
> other than reloading the entire Windows server?
>
> -----
> Kevin Kinder
> State of WV
>