The TSM scheduler writes to the following log files in /Library/Logs/tivoli/tsm. Each holds
information going back for the last 30 days.
dsmsched.log - the log for all information about
scheduled backups. This file lists the details of each file processed during a scheduled backup,
summary results, and the time of the next scheduled backup (which it checks every twelve hours).dsmerror.log - this file lists any errors encountered during
manual or scheduled backups.Once the TSM scheduler has been started, it will then contact the TSM server for the next schedule window
and count down to that. If the next schedule window is more than twelve hours away then the scheduler will contact
the HFS server again after that period has elapsed. You can check that the scheduler is running by examining the latest entry in
dsmsched.log. It should look similar to the output shown below.
These lines show a connection to a TSM server and a query for the next scheduled backup window.
If dsmsched.log is not present, or no
new entries have still appeared, but at least two minutes have now passed since you started the TSM scheduler service,
run [Applications] > [Utilities] > [Terminal] and
type or paste in the following text:
ps -ef | grep 'dsmc sched'
If a TSM scheduler is running then you will see output that includes a line like the following:
0 5508 1 0 2:40pm ?? 0:00.13 /usr/bin/dsmc sched
If the terminal returns you to a prompt without listing any /usr/bin/dsmc sched service,
then you do not have a TSM scheduler running. In this case please see our page on
setting up a new TSM scheduler on the Mac.