Krish, Netbackup would normally allow you to override the node name by using the "send 'NB_ORA_CLIENT=name' " command. I have used this for a client who had a setup with sun cluster, and we used the cluster package name as client name. Maybe TSM has the same option? Regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l