Just list the volumes in the database backup command: backup db type=full devc=yourdevclasshere vol=volser
To make this even easier, you can have a pool of volumes to use, in a comma separated list: backup db type=full devc=yourdevclasshere vol=vol1,vol2,vol3,vol4,vol5,vol6,vol7 TSM will go along the list until it finds a volume it can use for the backup. So if, with the command above, vol1 and vol2 already have dbbackups on them, TSM would use vol3. You'll want more volumes than you'll be keeping versions of your database, so you don't "starve" the database backup process for tapes (I've been told if none of the listed volumes are available, TSM will grab a scratch tape, but I've never tested that). So if you keep 7 versions of your database backup, you'll want at least 7 (I'd recommend 10) tapes, to protect against bad tapes, mistaken checkouts, or other issues. Also, make sure the volumes that you want to use are checked in as Private, not Scratch. Nick Cassimatis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today is the tomorrow of yesterday.