Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations, Version 6.1.2

Back up to: list and Location: text field

Specify the remote storage device for your backup copies.

Specify the type of storage in the Back up to: list, and the location of your storage device in the Location: field. What you select from the Back up to: list affects what you enter in the Location: field.

External Device or File Server storage location

You can specify a file server or removable disk to store the backup copies. The remote device can be another computer (such as a NAS or file server), or a remote disk, or a removable disk.

In the Location: field, if you choose a remote server, it is recommended that you use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) specification for the file server instead of drive letters. Drive letters can change after rebooting and often do not reconnect automatically.

If you choose a USB external device, you can select the driver letter. However, removable external device drive letters can change. Recommendations and detailed procedure for configuring USB drives as remote storage is in technical note 1245761 at the Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations collection of technical notes: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=2339&tc=SS3PE6&rank=8&dc=DB520+D800+D900+DA900+DA800&dtm

Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations creates backup copies in a subfolder named \RealTimeBackup\computer name. For example, if a computer name is Computer1, and the remote storage location is configured with the value \\remote\share, backup copies are stored in \\remote\share\RealTimeBackup\Computer1\.

If you log in to your computer with a user name and password that is valid also on your remote storage location, Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations authenticates transparently into that network location. If you do not log in to your computer with a user name and password that is valid also on your remote storage location, you must log in to the network interactively using another account with regular privileges. You can log in interactively by using the Net Use command.

Some versions of Windows® have a concept of simplified file sharing, which allows one computer to easily connect to another computer over the network. The resulting connection allows only limited file system capabilities, and inhibits the creation of backup copies. Some information such as access control lists or file streams can be lost. It is recommended to disable simplified file sharing on the remote storage area.

WebDAV Server storage location

Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV. The WebDAV protocol provides the functionality to create, change, and move documents on a remote server. The WebDAV protocol is useful for authoring the documents which a Web server serves, but can also be used for general Web-based file storage. If your ISP provides WebDAV functionality, Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations can store backups on a Web-based server.

In the Location: field. Enter your WebDAV server location using the following format: https://MyISP.com/MyAcct.

When using WebDAV, Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations only supports the Basic Authentication method described in the HTTP 1.0 RFC. Because this authentication method sends the password as clear text over the network, it is also recommended that the Web server be configured to use secure sockets.

Tivoli Storage Manager storage location

Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations can store backup copies on a Tivoli Storage Manager server. You do not need to install the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client. If you install the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client, it functions independently from Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations.

In the Location: field, specify the Tivoli Storage Manager server location, using the following format: tsm://Host.com. You can also use an IP address for the server address.

Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations supports Tivoli Storage Manager server version 5.5 or later.

Configure your Tivoli Storage Manager server before trying to connect from Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations. Register your computer as a Tivoli Storage Manager node. Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations will prompt for the password assigned at registration to connect to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. For more information about registering a Tivoli Storage Manager node for your computer, see IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide.

If you specify a Tivoli Storage Manager server as the backup target, do not check any of the Advanced Settings on this page. If you want to use encryption or compression, you must specify these options in the dsm.opt file in the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations subfolder of the Program data folder. Subfile backup is not supported when Tivoli Storage Manager server is the backup target.

As an alternative to backing up directly to a Tivoli Storage Manager server, consider backing up in two stages. First, use Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations to create remote backups on a file server. Second, schedule a Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client on that file server to back up the files to a Tivoli Storage Manager server. In this scenario, the only restriction is that if you use Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations encryption, then you cannot use Tivoli Storage Manager compression.

In order to manage storage space, the Tivoli Storage Manager administrator must grant authority to the Tivoli Storage Manager client node to delete backup copies. For steps to assign authority to delete backup copies, see the topic in the problem determination section of the client documentation: Client Node Lacks Authority to Delete Backup Copies.

To avoid problems when using the Tivoli Storage Manager server, see the topic in the problem determination section of the client documentation: Files are not backed up to Tivoli Storage Manager server.

You can restore backup copies from the Tivoli Storage Manager server only with the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations GUI. You cannot use the Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive client to restore backup copies created by Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations.