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Configuring a DOS Client for 3270 Emulation

The following communications software is required in order to run the DOS TSM client using 3270 emulation:

To configure the DOS client for communications, you must first create the client options file (dsm.opt) and then, modify it with the minimum required settings.

  1. To create the client options file, type the following at the command prompt and press Enter:
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |copy dsm.smp dsm.opt                                                            |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  2. Modify the NODENAME option so that it corresponds with the name assigned to the client node when it was registered through the administrator command interface. See Registering Backup-Archive Client Nodes.

    For example, if the node name assigned during registration was client1, make the entry as follows:

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |nodename client1                                                                |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  3. Modify the 3270HOSTCOMMAND option with a command string that includes a logon command that will connect the 3270 terminal to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The logon command takes the form LOGON APPLID(), where the application id specified within the parenthesis is the name defined for the TSM server during VTAM setup. For example, in The VTAM APPL Statement, the name defined for the server is DSMLU.

    The command string can also contain any sequence of keystrokes such as clearing a logo and perhaps switching to a particular VTAM panel. For example, the following string clears the screen, gets the VTAM applications panel up, and logs on to the TSM server:

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |@C IBMVAMP@E LOGON APPLID(DSMLU)@E                                              |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    DSMLU is the application id defined by the systems programmer as discussed earlier in VTAM Setup. The letters preceded by the @ are action keystrokes, like clear or enter. These are explained in Installing the Clients.

  4. Close all your applications and reboot your system in order for the modifications to take effect.

You are now ready to verify the adequacy of the server installation by starting up the DOS Client.


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