How can I verify that a scheduled backup completed successfully?

Answer

Check the Schedule log after each backup, especially if you have moved to a new computer or a new office.

Start at the end of the log and look for confirmation that the backup completed: Look for the text:
"incremental backup of 'your node name' finished with n failure"
followed by a table of summary statistics.

Schedule log locations

The log file is located at:

Windows:

• Program Files > Tivoli > Tsm > baclient > dsmsched.log

Put a shortcut to the schedule log on your desktop.

Macintosh:

• OS X (TSM version 6 or newer): Macintosh HD > Library > Logs > tivoli > tsm > dsmsched.log
• OS X (TSM version 5.2): Macintosh HD > Library > Logs > tivoli > tsm > TSM Schedule Log
• OS X (TSM version 5.1): Applications > MIT TSM 5.1.5 > TSM Schedule Log
• MacOS 9: Applications > Tivoli Storage manager folder > TSM Schedule Log

Put an alias to the schedule log on your desktop.

Linux:

• /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmsched.log