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


Setting Environment Variables

Generally, setting the environment variables is an optional task. Setting them will make it more convenient for you to use the command line. However, you must set the environment variables if you need to run in either of the following environments:

  1. You want to run Tivoli Storage Manager from a directory other than the default installation directory.
  2. You want to specify a different options file for the backup-archive client, the administrator client, or both.

You need to set three environment variables:

PATH
This is the default search path the operating system uses to locate executable files. Set this to include the fully qualified paths of the client installation directories.

DSM_CONFIG
Set this environment variable to the fully qualified path and filename of the client options file.
Note:
Keep the client options file in a common location if both the backup-archive and administrative clients use it.

DSM_DIR
Set this environment variable to the fully qualified path containing the client executables.

Ensure that the environment variables meet the following guidelines:

  1. Include the directory where the executable files (for example, dsm.exe) reside in the current PATH environment variable. If you accepted the default installation directory, you can set this from a DOS prompt by typing:
       SET PATH=c:\"program files"\tivoli\tsm\baclient;%PATH%
    
  2. Define the DSM_CONFIG environment variable to point to where your options file resides. If you accepted the defaults, this is:
       SET DSM_CONFIG=c:\"program files"\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt
    
  3. Define the DSM_DIR environment variable to point to the directory where all other executable files reside. If you accepted the defaults, this is:
       SET DSM_DIR=c:\"program files"\tivoli\tsm\baclient
    


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