Hi Neil, Please look at the archives of this list from last week. This exact discussion was raised. Here is the discussion thread:
http://adsm.org/lists/html/ADSM-L/2014-02/msg00019.html I mentioned in that thread that a fix for this is targeted for the DP/SQL 7.1.0.1 iFix. Current estimate is April. Thank you, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 02/19/2014 10:58:56 AM: > From: Neil Schofield <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], > Date: 02/19/2014 11:22 AM > Subject: Pointing FlashCopyManager.exe at a custom options file > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > I've got something of a revolt on my hands from our SQL DBAs when it comes > to the new Flash Copy Manager interface for TDP for SQL. Fundamentally, > their objections arise from an inability to specify the name of a custom > options file when launching the console. > > Previously, when managing multiple SQL Server instances in a Failover > Cluster the DBAs would have numerous shortcuts to TDPSQL.EXE with each > using the /TSMOPTFILE switch (along with /SQLSERVER ) to specify a > different options file on a shared disk. Unfortunately > FLASHCOPYMANAGER.EXE doesn't seem to allow the options file to be > specified in this way. > > IBM offer some advice to work around this limitation but this seems to > boil down to reverting to using the now deprecated TDPSQL.EXE or a rather > kludgy series of scripts to overwrite the default copy of the options file > with a custom version prior to launching the console: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21597023 > > Neither of these is especially attractive and I wondered if anyone else > had a better way of coping with this scenario? The technote above makes > reference to reviewing this capability for future releases but given this > is now a year old and we've seen v7.1 arrive in the mean time, I'm > guessing they don't see it as a priority. > > Regards > Neil Schofield
