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


Creating and Modifying the Client Options File (Required Root User or Authorized User Task)

During the installation, the sample client system options file dsm.sys.smp is placed in the default installation directory. Refer to the README file that is shipped on the product installation media for the location of the dsm.sys.smp file for your UNIX client.

The client system options file (dsm.sys) file is used to specify one or more servers to contact for services, and communications options for each server. It can also include authorization options, backup and archive processing options, scheduling options, and HSM space management options.

If you are a root user or authorized user, copy the dsm.sys.smp file to dsm.sys. It is assumed that the dsm.sys file is controlled by the system administrator.

Attention: If you are reinstalling and you want to keep your existing dsm.sys file intact, do not copy the dsm.sys.smp file to dsm.sys.

Edit dsm.sys to include the server or servers to which you want to connect. The following is an example of a client system options file stanza which contains the required options for a server you want users to contact. You can specify options for more than one server:

   Servername                server_a
   COMMmethod                TCPip
   TCPPort                   1500
   TCPServeraddress          almvmd.almaden.ibm.com
Note:
If you are installing the Web client, you must also specify the passwordaccess=generate option. See Passwordaccess for more information.

Required options for each server stanza are:

servername
Specify the name you want to assign to a server to contact for services, for example, server_a. See Servername for more information.
commmethod
Specifies the communication method you use to provide connectivity for client-server communication. If you do not specify commmethod, it defaults to TCP/IP. See Commmethod for more information.
tcpport
Specifies a TCP/IP port address for a server. You can obtain this address from your administrator. If you do not specify tcpport, it default to 1500. See Tcpport for more information.
tcpserveraddress
Specifies the TCP/IP address for a server. You can obtain this address from your administrator. See Tcpserveraddress for more information.

Your client system options file (dsm.sys) can also include options to control backup and archive processing, authorization of stored files, and scheduling of tasks. See Chapter 9, Setting Processing Options for more information.

Notes:

  1. See Setting Options in a File for more information about setting options in a file.

  2. See Client Options Reference for options that are supported on your platform, their possible values, and the syntactic rules for using them.

  3. See Communication Options for communication protocols supported for your UNIX client.

As the default, your client node contacts the first server identified in the client system options file (dsm.sys). You can specify a different server to contact by entering the servername option in your own client user options file (dsm.opt), or by entering that option with a command.

You can also specify a default server and a migration server (if you have the Tivoli Space Manager client installed on your workstation) in your client system options file (dsm.sys). For more information, see Defaultserver.


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