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Chapter 2. Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client
After successfully installing the Tivoli Storage Manager client, you must configure
the client before performing any operations.
If you are upgrading your Tivoli Storage Manager client, it is unnecessary to
reconfigure the scheduler, Web client, or other configuration settings. If the
dsm.opt file used by the previous client installation is available in the default
installation directory or the directory or file pointed to by the DSM_CONFIG and
DSM_DIR environment variables, Tivoli Storage Manager accesses this file for
configuration information.
There are some required and optional configuration tasks. The required configuration
tasks include the following:
v “Creating and modifying the client options file”
v “Register your workstation with a server” on page 68
Optional configuration tasks include the following:
v “Create a shared directory options file” on page 21
v “Creating multiple options files” on page 21
v “Environment variables” on page 22
v “Configuring the Web client” on page 22
v “Configuring the client scheduler” on page 24
v “Configuring the journal engine service” on page 33
v “Configuring online-image backup support” on page 65
v “Configuring Open File Support” on page 66
v “Creating an include-exclude list” on page 69
Creating and modifying the client options file
The client options file is an editable file that identifies the server and
communication method, and provides the configuration for backup, archiving,
hierarchical storage management, and scheduling.
If you do not use the Configuration Wizard, you can create and modify the client
options file manually.
Use the client options file to identify the Tivoli Storage Manager server to contact
for services, and communication protocol necessary to establish communications
with that server. The client options file can also include authorization options,
backup and archive processing options, scheduling options, and other options that
govern the behavior of the client. When you run the Tivoli Storage Manager client
GUI, if it does not detect an options file, it automatically launches the
configuration wizard to help you create one. If you want to manually start the
wizard later, perhaps to modify your options file, follow these steps:
1. Launch the GUI by either double-clicking the TSM Backup Client icon on your
desktop, or going to the Windows task bar and clicking Start → Programs →
Tivoli Storage Manager → Backup Archive GUI.
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