The maxcmdretries option specifies the maximum number of times the client scheduler (on your workstation) attempts to process a scheduled command that fails.
The command retry starts only if the client scheduler has not yet backed up a file, never connected to the server, or failed before backing up a file. This option is only used when the scheduler is running.
Your Tivoli® Storage Manager administrator can also set this option. If your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator specifies a value for this option, that value overrides what you specify in the client options file after your client node successfully contacts the server.
This option is valid for all clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager client API does not support this option. The server can also define this option.
Place this option in the dsm.sys file within a server stanza. You can set this option on the Scheduler tab, in the Maximum command retries field of the Preferences editor.
Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on the Scheduler tab, in the Maximum command retries field of the Preferences editor.
This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.