Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Quick Start


Before Backing up Remote Clients

Before you back up remote clients do the following:

  1. Ensure that you have registered the clients (Configuring Client Nodes) and, for Win32 clients, that you have set up the configuration file (Configuring Remote Win32 Clients).
  2. Install the TSM client on each remote workstation by using any of the following methods:

    For details, see Installing and Configuring Clients.

  3. Configure the communications options in the client options file to connect with the server.
    Note:Each client requires a client options file (dsm.opt). For the location and details about configuring the client options file, see Creating or Updating a Client Options File. You may also need to set up Tivoli Storage Manager schedules for your remote clients. See Working with Schedules on Network Clients for more information.


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