Jason, You can use a product like Tivoli Workload Scheduler. There is a redbook on integrating it with TSM.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246030.pdf Implementing TWS Extended agent for Tivoli Storage Manager, SG24-6030-00 Redbook, published March-14-2001 Thanks, Mooney Advanced Integrated Solutions (562) 795-7740 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jason Liang Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 09:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM server automation. Hi Williams, I don't have any external scheduler except cron. Jason Liang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Williams, Tim P {PBSG}" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:24 AM Subject: Re: TSM server automation. > Do you have an external scheduler that you can do job a before job b, before > job c, etc? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Liang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: TSM server automation. > > > Hi *SMers, > > My environment: TSM 4.2.1.11 IBM LTO 3584 with 8 drives and 10 I/O > stations. > > I want to implement such TSM server automation: > > 1. If there is no migration running, then "backup stg tapepool > copypool"; 2. When backup stg finishes, "backup db dev=lto type=full" > 3. When backup db finished, change the volumes of copypool to offsite, > and then checkout these volumes and the DB volumes; Notify tape operators; > If the numbers of volumes exceed 10, then checkout the first 10 > volumes, wait for the I/O stations becomes empty and then > checkout the others; > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Jason Liang >