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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide

Installing the Linux86 Client

Attention

For current installation and configuration information for the Tivoli Storage Manager program product, refer to the README file that is shipped on the product installation media. For current information concerning Tivoli Storage Manager, supported platforms, and documentation, refer to the Web site at: http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html

The following installation options are available in uncompressed packages on the CD:

tsmcli/linux86/TIVsm-BA
Installs the backup-archive client (command-line and GUI), administrative client (command-line), and the Web client.

tsmcli/linux86/TIVsm-API
Installs the API.

If there is a previous unsupported Linux client installed, you must uninstall the unsupported Linux client.

To delete previously installed Tivoli Storage Manager client packages, log in as root and enter:

   rpm -e TIVsm-BA
and for the API:
   rpm -e TIVsm-API
Note:
The package version number is not needed for uninstall.

Use the following procedure to install the Tivoli Storage Manager clients:

  1. Log in as the root user and mount the CD-ROM to /cdrom.
  2. Enter the following directory path where the installation packages reside on the CD:
    /cdrom/tsmcli/linux86
    
  3. Enter the following command to install the backup-archive client (command-line and GUI), the administrative client (command-line), and the Web client:
    rpm -i TIVsm-BA.i386.rpm
    
    Note:
    To circumvent the dependence check use the --nodeps option. You must check the dependencies manually.
  4. Enter the following command to install the API:
    rpm -i TIVsm-API.i386.rpm
    
    Note:
    To circumvent the dependence check use the --nodeps option. You must check the dependencies manually.

During installation :

After installation completes, see Chapter 2, Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for required and optional tasks to perform before using Tivoli Storage Manager.


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