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The API uses unique environment variables to locate files. You can use different files for API applications from those that the backup-archive client uses. Applications can use the dsmSetup function call to override the values that the environment variables set.
Table 4 lists the API environment variables by operating system.
Table 4. API Environment Variables
Variables | UNIX and OS/400 | Intel | Netware |
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DSMI_CONFIG | The fully-qualified name for the client options file. | The fully-qualified name for the client options file. | There are no environment variables. The dsm.opt, dscameng.txt, and dsierror.log files reside in the same directory as the dsmapi.nlm file. This directory becomes the search path for these files. |
DSMI_DIR | Points to the path that contains the dsm.sys, dsmtca, en_US subdirectory, and any other national language support (NLS) language. The en_US subdirectory must contain dsmclientV3.cat. | Points to the path that contains dscameng.txt and any NLS message file. | -- |
DSMI_LOG | Points to the path for the dsierror.log file. | Points to the path for the dsierror.log file. | -- |