You should be able to write a specific backup command save in the Client directory and have an object defined in the schedule point to that command file on the client. Instead of running an incremental schedule, use a command schedule, and have the command be instructions to run the incremental backup.
I am not familiar with NetWare though, so I may be off the mark. George Huebschman Legg Mason -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kinder, Kevin P Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:19 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM performing full backups where incremental specified I wanted to revisit this issue, which I wrote about last week, to see if the new things I have learned ring a bell with anyone here. I did check and verify on all the suggestions that I received the first time I posted, but none of them were applicable. I do appreciate the responses, however! After upgrading to TSM 5.5 on z/OS 1.7, all of my NetWare clients now do a full backup every night, rather than incrementals. Nothing changed on the clients, I didn't do an autonamereset, and I am not overriding the incremental setting. I am also not using UNICODE. I have discovered through testing that if I simply issue the INCREMENTAL command, either via the command line or via a nightly schedule, that a full backup is done. However, if I follow the incremental with any options (e.g., INCREMENTAL SYS:* -subdir=yes) then the incremental command is processed correctly. Has anyone seen this behavior before? I did several searches, and could only find one item that seemed to apply, concerning a NOCOMPRESSBIT to be placed in the DSM.OPT. I tested that, and it did not work. The problem occurs on clients ranging from 5.2.0.0 to 5.5.0.0, so I have to think it's something in the new server code. As a workaround, what would be the best way to issue the incremental command with the options on a nightly schedule? Thanks for any help that can be provided! -------------------------------- Kevin Kinder State of West Virginia IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.