Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations, Version 6.1.2

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.