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Related concepts
“Client options reference” on page 298
“Communication options” on page 270
Chapter 12, “Processing options,” on page 269
“Register your workstation with a server” on page 68
Related reference
“Passwordaccess” on page 423
Create a shared directory options file
A server administrator can generate client options files in a shared directory.
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Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and
Windows Server 2008 R2 clients can access the shared directory, and use the files
there to create their own client options file.
Creating a shared directory options file is an optional root user or authorized user
task.
For more information see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Installation Guide,
SC32-0138.
Creating multiple options files
You can create multiple options files if you have to work with multiple servers, or
find that you need multiple sets of parameters to perform backup or archive tasks.
Suppose you want to back up your files to one server (server a), and archive files
to another (server b). Instead of editing the dsm.opt file each time you want to
connect to a different server, create two options files. For example, create the
options files a.opt for server a, and b.opt for server b.
Then do one of the following:
1. From a command prompt, use the copy command to replace the dsm.opt file
with the appropriate options file before you begin a backup or archive session.
For example: copy a.opt dsm.opt, then dsm.
2. Use the optfile option on the command line to specify the options file you
want to use. For example: dsm -optfile=b.opt.
3. Define the DSM_CONFIG environment variable to specify the options file to
use: SET DSM_CONFIG=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\b.opt.
If you are running from the command line, the DSM_DIR and DSM_LOG
environment variables might also need to be configured as follows:
1. Define the DSM_DIR environment variable to point to the directory where all
other executable files reside:
SET DSM_DIR=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient
2. Define the DSM_LOG environment variable to point to the directory where
dsmerror.log resides:
SET DSM_LOG=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient
Note: The directory path where the client executable files are located must be
included in the PATH environment variable or you must enter a fully qualified
path.
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