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System Administrator
During installation, Tivoli Storage Manager provides a sample System Preferences file called TSM System Preferences-Sample. Use this file to specify one or more servers to contact for services, and the communications options for each server. This file can also include authorization options, backup and archive processing options, and scheduling options.
By default, Tivoli Storage Manager places the TSM System Preferences-Sample file in the TSM Application folder (the location where the Tivoli Storage Manager client was installed). You can copy and rename the TSM System Preferences-Sample file to TSM System Preferences and leave this file in the TSM Application folder.
If you use the TSM Client Configuration Assistant to create the TSM System Preferences file, this file is created in the following location:
If the TSM System Preferences file exists in both the TSM Application folder and the path created by the Tivoli Storage Manager Client Configuration Assistant, the TSM System Preferences file created by the Tivoli Storage Manager Client Configuration Assistant takes precedence.
If you are a system administrator, you can modify the required options in your TSM System Preferences file according to your needs. The following options are required to establish communication with a Tivoli Storage Manager server:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |SErvername server1 | | COMMMethod TCPip | | TCPPort 1500 | | TCPServeraddress node.domain.company.com | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
See Using Processing Options for more information about these options.
Use one of the following methods to modify the TSM System Preferences file:
Notes:
System Folder:Library:Preferences:Tivoli Storage Manager
you must change the file permissions in a terminal window using the following command:
sudo chmod 774 <filename>
If you update the TSM System Preferences file during a session, you must restart the client to pick up the changes.
See Setting Options in a Preferences File for information on how to set options in the TSM System Preferences file.