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Creating and modifying the client system options file (required rootuser or authorized user task)During installation, the sample, dsm.sys.smp, is placed in the installation directory.|||For systems other than Solaris, if you are a root user or authorized user, copy thedsm.sys.smp file to dsm.sys. You must use the name dsm.sys for this file. It isassumed that the dsm.sys file is controlled by the system administrator.Attention: If you are reinstalling and you want to keep your existing dsm.sys fileintact, do not copy the dsm.sys.smp file to dsm.sys.Use the dsm.sys file to specify one or more servers to contact for services, andcommunications options for each server. This file can also include authorizationoptions, backup and archive processing options, and scheduling options.Edit dsm.sys to include the server or servers to which you want to connect. Thefollowing is an example of a client system options file stanza which contains therequired options for a server you want users to contact. You can specify options formore than one server:Servernameserver_aCOMMMethodTCPipTCPPort 1500TCPServeraddressnode.domain.company.comNote: If you want to use the Web client, you must also specify thepasswordaccess=generate option. See “Passwordaccess” on page 305 for moreinformation.As the default, your client node contacts the first server identified in the dsm.sysfile. You can specify a different server to contact by entering the servername optionin your own client user options file (dsm.opt), or by entering that option with acommand.You can also specify a default server and a migration server (if you have the HSMclient installed on your workstation) in your dsm.sys file. For more information,see “Defaultserver” on page 217.The dsm.sys file can also contain the following option categories:v Communication optionsv Backup and archive processing optionsv Restore and retrieve processing optionsv Scheduling optionsv Authorization optionsv Error processing optionsv Transaction processing optionv Web client optionsNote: See Chapter 9, “Using processing options,” on page 169 for moreinformation about these options.You can modify your dsm.sys file using one of the following methods:v From the client Java GUI main window, select Edit → Preferences.v Use your favorite text editor.Chapter 2. Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager 43