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Configuration of the TSM client for archive functioning


Create/Edit the configuration file

The central TSm configuration file is named dsm.sys under Unix  and dsm.opt under Windows. The following table shows where this file is located, while path refers to the basic installation directory (which varies depending on the operating systems) of the software.

operating system configuration file
AIX /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys
other Unix/Linux systems /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys
Windows c:\programme\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt

Attention: On unix systems the dsm.opt file has to be created next to the dsm.sys file as well. The dsm.opt file has to be empty on unix systems.

In the configuration file dsm.sys / dsm.opt - which eventually has to be created - the following configuration has to be made to use the archive:

TCPSERVERADDRESS a01.rz.rwth-aachen.de          
TCPPORT          1545       
COMMMETHOD       tcpip

Using backup and archive on the same computer

If the backup and archive service are used on the same computer the follwing things have to be regarded:

  • Unix: the lines above are added to the consisting dsm.sys file. The archive functionality of the client can be used with the following command: 
    dsmj -server=archive -virtualnodename=<Benutzerkennung>
  • Windows: the lines above have to be stored in a new file (named e.g. dsm_archive.opt) which is located in the same directory as baclient (normally c:\programme\tivoli\tsm\baclient\). The archive functionality can be used with the following command: 
    dsm -virtualnodename=<Benutzerkennung> -optfile=dsm_archiv.opt

Attention: The TSM-Client needs writable access to the TSM errorlog file. The default for the errorlog file is dsmerror.log in the current directory. If needed, you can  use -errorlogname option when starting the client to define a specific errorlog file, e.g.:

dsm -virtualnodename=<Benutzerkennung> -optfile=dsm_archiv.opt -errorlogname=c:\temp\dsmerror_ae106st.log

 

Starting the TSM client as user (without administrator rights) on windows systems

If the TSM client is started as user (without administrator rights) on a windows system the following things have to be noticed:

  • To archive extended file attributes (ACLs) "Manage auditing and security log" right is required. Define the following options in the dsm.opt file to disable the archiving of ACLs: 
    SKIPNTS yes         
SKIPNTP yes
  • (*) After starting the TSM client you will be asked to enter an administrative user account. Please enter your own userid and password at this step.
  • (*) To archive files from network shares is it necessary to disable "User Account Control" (UAC). Please notice that the system is maybe not sufficiently protected when disabling UAC.

(*) only Windows Vista und Windows Server 2008

 

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