For Linux systems, the Spectrum Protect scheduler writes log files to /var/log (unless the variable DSM_LOG is set at run time to specify an alternative location).
23-10-2023 08:44:04 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY BEGIN
23-10-2023 08:44:04 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY END
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Next operation scheduled:
23-10-2023 08:44:04 ------------------------------------------------------------
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Schedule Name: DAILY_2000
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Action: Incremental
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Objects:
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Options: -subdir=yes
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Server Window Start: 20:00:00 on 23-10-2023
23-10-2023 08:44:04 ------------------------------------------------------------
23-10-2023 08:44:04 Scheduler has been stopped.
These lines show a query for the next scheduled backup window.
If dsmsched.log is not present, or no new entries have yet appeared, but at least two minutes have now passed since you started the Spectrum Protect scheduler service, run the following on the command line:
ps -ef | grep 'dsmc sched'
If a Spectrum Protect scheduler is running then you will see output that includes a line like the following:
root 30122 1 0 15:06 ? 00:00:00 /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmc sched
If the terminal returns you to a prompt without listing any dsmc sched service, then you do not have a Spectrum Protect scheduler running. In this case please see our page on restarting the Spectrum Protect scheduler.