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Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager is a client-server licensed product that
provides storage management services in a multi-platform computer
environment. The backup-archive client program permits users to back up
and archive files from their workstations or file servers to storage, and
restore and retrieve backup versions and archived copies of files to their
local file systems.
In addition to the backup-archive client, Tivoli Storage Manager includes
the following components available on a variety of platforms:
- A server program that permits systems to perform as a backup
and archive server for distributed workstations and file servers.
- An administrative client program that you can access from
a Web browser or the command line. The program permits an administrator
to control and monitor server activities, define storage management policies
for backup, archive and space management services, and set up schedules to
perform those services at regular intervals.
- An application program interface (API) that permits you to
enhance an existing application with storage management services. When
an application is registered with a server as a client node, the application
can back up, restore, archive, and retrieve objects from storage.
- On Windows platforms, an ODBC driver is available that
allows you to use a relational database product such as Lotus Approach to
query the database and display the results.
- A Web backup-archive client that permits an authorized
administrator, help desk person, or end user to perform backup, restore,
archive, and retrieve services using a Web browser on a remote machine.
Unless otherwise specified:
- References to Windows NT also include Windows 2000
- References to Windows 2000 also include Windows XP
- References to Windows XP also include Windows.NET
- References to Windows refer to Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and
Windows.NET clients.
This book explains how to install the Tivoli Storage Manager clients and
how to perform initial setup tasks. For information about installation
and levels of operating systems that are supported, refer to the installation
chapter for your client. For information about environment variables,
refer to the environment variables section for your client.
This book provides information to help you set up and use the
backup-archive client on your workstation. You should be familiar with
your workstation, your operating system, and your basic system
administration.
Tivoli Storage Manager books are translated into other languages.
Contact your Tivoli Storage Manager representative for a list of available
translations.
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