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Administrator's Guide


Working with The Tivoli Storage Manager Server and Active Directory

A directory service provides a place to store information about network resources and makes the information available to administrators and users. TSM uses Active Directory to publish information about TSM servers. This information includes:

TSM servers running on Windows 2000 can automatically publish their information in Active Directory. By setting the ADREGISTER server option to YES, and issuing a REGISTER, RENAME, or DELETE NODE command, the server's list of registered nodes is updated each time the Tivoli Storage Manager server is started. Administrators can publish information about non-Windows Tivoli Storage Manager servers with the Tivoli Storage Manager Active Directory Configuration Wizard in the Tivoli Storage Manager Console. The Active Directory Configuration Wizard is also useful for adding, removing, or editing TSM server entries.

The TSM backup-archive client's Setup Wizard includes the capability to browse server information in the Active Directory. The client can use the information to determine which server to connect to and what communication protocol to use.

Refer to the online help in the Active Directory Configuration Wizard for more information. You can also refer to the online help available from the Windows 2000 Server Start menu.

Configuring the Active Directory Schema

System administrators must allow Tivoli Storage Manager to update the Active Directory schema before Tivoli Storage Manager can store information in and retrieve information from Active Directory. The Active Directory schema, stored on the Windows 2000 domain controller, is a list of definitions that identifies objects and information about those objects. For more information about the Active Directory schema, search for active directory schema in the Windows 2000 online help.

Installing Windows 2000 Administration Tools on your Windows 2000 Domain Controller

To update the schema, you must use the Active Directory Schema snap-in. This snap-in is part of Windows 2000 Administration Tools, which is included on the Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server compact disc sets.

The Windows 2000 Administration Tools are available on the Windows Server compact disc (CD).

  1. Load the CD into the Windows 2000 computer CD drive.
  2. Open the I386 folder.
  3. Double click the Adminpak.msi file.
  4. Follow the instructions from the setup wizard.

Updating a Windows Account with Permissions to Extend the Schema

After you have installed the Windows 2000 Administration Tools, you can configure permissions. From the domain controller that contains the Active Directory schema, do the following:

  1. Click Start, then Run.
  2. Type schmmgmt.msc in the Run dialog entry field. Click OK. The Active Directory schema snap-in opens.
  3. Right-click Active Directory Schema in the console tree, then click Operations Master.
  4. Click The Schema may be modified on this Domain Controller.
  5. Right-click Active Directory Schema in the console tree. Click Permissions... in the pop-up menu. If your account name is not listed in the name section, click Add..., select your account name, click Add again, then click OK.
  6. Select your account name and check the Full Control checkbox in the Allow column of the Permissions area.
  7. Click OK.

Extending the Active Directory Schema for Tivoli Storage Manager

Complete the following steps on the Tivoli Storage Manager server:

  1. Double-click the Tivoli Storage Manager Console icon on the desktop.
  2. Expand the tree until the Tivoli Storage Manager server you want to work with is displayed. Expand the server and click Wizards. The Wizards list appears in the right pane.
  3. Select the Active Directory Configuration wizard and click Start.
  4. To start the wizard, click on Start, then Next.
  5. Click on Detect, then click Next.
  6. No entries are listed at this time, but the schema has been updated. Click Cancel.

If you want to disable the permissions to extend the schema, do the following:

  1. Return to the schema snap-in
  2. Right-click Active Directory Schema, then click Permissions....
  3. Select your account name, and uncheck the Full Control checkbox. Click OK.

If you want to disable further schema updates, do the following:

  1. Return to the schema snap-in
  2. Right-click Active Directory Schema, then click Operations Master
  3. Uncheck The Schema may be modified on this Domain Controller and click OK.

Configuring the Tivoli Storage Manager Server to Define Itself to Active Directory

To have the server define itself to the Active Directory, do the following:

  1. Double-click the TSM Console icon on the desktop.
  2. Expand the tree until the TSM server you want to work with is displayed. Expand the server.
  3. Expand Reports.
  4. Click on Service Information.
  5. Select the server you want to work with, and click on Edit Options File.
    Note:
    If you do not see any entries, you must first initialize the server. You can use the Server Initialization Wizard in the Tivoli Storage Manager Console.
  6. Click the Active Directory tab. When the Active Directory options appear, check Register with the Active Directory on TSM server start-up.
  7. Check Unregister with Active Directory on TSM server shutdown.
  8. Select Automatically Detect in the Domain Controller section.
  9. Click OK.

The next time the Tivoli Storage Manager server starts, it will define itself to Active Directory and add information that includes the list of registered nodes and communication protocol information. You can verify this information at any time by using the Active Directory Configuration wizard in the Tivoli Storage Manager Console.

Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive clients in the domain can select a Tivoli Storage Manager server by clicking the browse button on the protocol page of the Backup-Archive Client Setup Wizard. The wizard lists the Tivoli Storage Manager servers that the node is already registered with. It also lists the TSM servers that support the selected protocol. When the client selects a server and the wizard selections are complete, the wizard includes the corresponding communication protocol information in the client options file.


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