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

Creating a Default Client User Options File (Optional Root User or Authorized User Task)

The product installer placels a sample client user options file called dsm.opt.smp into the default installation directory. Refer to the README file that is shipped on the product installation media for the location of dsm.opt.smp for your UNIX client.

Figure 1 shows the contents of the sample client user options file.

Figure 1. Contents of the Sample Client User Options File

   * SErvername       A server name defined in the dsm.sys file 

If you are a root user, you can create a default client user options file (dsm.opt) that can be used by all users on your workstation by using one of the following methods:

  1. From the GUI:
    1. Click Utilities and then click Setup Wizard.
    2. Select Create a new options file.
    3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  2. From the UNIX command line:

    Copy dsm.opt.smp to dsm.opt or a new file name of your choice. The dsm.opt file must reside in the default installation directory or the directory pointed to by the DSM_CONFIG environment variable.

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

You can then edit your dsm.opt file as appropriate for your system. From the GUI, you can edit this file using the the preferences editor by opening the Edit menu and selecting Preferences.

Your client user options file (dsm.opt) can 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, and detailed information about each option.

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

Creating a Customized Client User Options File (Optional User Task)

If you are a user and want to use different options than those specified in the default client user options file (dsm.opt), you can create your own client user options file. You can set all the options that can be set in the default user options file.

For example, in the client user options file, you can use the domain option to specify the file systems you want to incrementally backup. The default is all locally mounted file systems except for /tmp.

You can use one of the following methods to create your own client user options file:

  1. From the GUI:
    1. Open the Utilities menu and select Setup Wizard.
    2. Select Create a new options file.
    3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  2. Contact the root user on your workstation to determine the location of the sample client user options file dsm.opt.smp, and do the following:
    1. Copy dsm.opt.smp to your home directory as dsm.opt, or a new file name of your choice. You can store your client user options file in any directory to which you have write access.
    2. Set the DSM_CONFIG environment variable to point to your new client user options file. For instructions to set this variable, see section, Setting Environment Variables.

You can then edit your dsm.opt file as appropriate for your system or use the GUI preferences editor by opening the Edit menu and selecting Preferences.

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, and detailed information about each option.

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


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