TSM Schedules and their purpose

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TSM has 3 types of schedules and they are as follows:

• Backup/Archive Schedules
• Admin Schedules
• Command Schedules

Backup/Archive Schedules are used to automate client backups and archives. Upon defining a backup/archive schedule you will have to associate the client(s) to that schedule for the backups/archives to run automated.

Admin Schedules are designed to automate admin tasks such as checking in and out copy pool tapes, backing up the DB, copying data from the primary backup pools to the copy pools, adjusting reclamation limits during backups if you only have 2 tape drives, etc.

Command Schedules are designed to execute commands on the clients or server to accomplish tasks that could include stopping and starting an application such as Oracle, Dazel, etc, check for dsm processes running, sending email confirmations, etc.