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Tivoli Storage Manager Using the Application Program Interface

Administrative User

An administrative user with client owner authority can set parameters on the dsmInitEx function call to start sessions. This user can function as an "administrative user" with backup and restore authority for the defined nodes. To receive client owner authority, enter the following commands:

  1. Define the administrative user:
     REGister Admin admin_name password 
    

    Where admin_name is the "administrative user" name and password is the admin password.

  2. Define the authority level. Users with system or policy authority also have client owner authority.
    Grant Authority admin_name classes authority node   
    

    Where admin_name is the "administrative user", classes is the node, authority is the owner (full backup and restore authority for the node), node (single node) or domain (group of nodes).

  3. Define access to a single node.
    Register Node   node_name  password  userid 	
    

    Where node_name is the client user node, password is the client user node password, and userid is the "administrative user" name.

When the application wants to use "administrative user", it calls the dsmInitEx function call with the userName and userNamePswd parameters.

   dsmInitEx
 	       clientNodeName = NULL
 	       clientOwnerName = NULL
          clientPassword = NULL
          userName = 'administrative user' name
          userNamePswd = 'administrative user' password 

You can set the passwordaccess option to generate or prompt. With either parameter, the userNamePswd value starts the session. Once the session starts, any backup or restore process can occur for that node.


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