You need to specify the INCLUDE option to bind the directory to the desired management class:
include /directory/* newmg will bind all files in /directory only (not its subdirectories) to management class "newmg". include /directory/.../* newmg will bind all files in /directory and its subdirectories to management class "newmg". If you wish to process all files in /directory (but not its subdirectories), then your syntax should be: dsmc i /directory/ If you wish to include all subdirectories, add on the -subdir=yes option: dsmc i /directory/ -subdir=yes Note: By design, you can not have different backup versions of the same file bound to different management classes. All backup versions of a given file are bound to the same management class. Thus if the files in /directory are currently bound to the "standard" management class, and you put in an INCLUDE option to bind those files to "newmg", then when you run the backup, all existing backup versions of files in /directory will be rebound to "newmg". Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. William Goliak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/19/2003 13:15 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Backing up files, with multiple management classes I'm trying to get a directory backed up, not archived, with a management class that isn't the primary managment class for the node. I wanted to use an action schedule, that would call a script with 'dsmc i /directory' and a mangement class option. But, that doesn't seem to be possible with the 5.1 aix client. Thanks, -Bill Goliak NSIT-SEA Unix Systems Adminstrator