Installation and User's Guide

NodenameUse the nodename option in your client options file to identify your workstation tothe server. You can use different node names to identify multiple operatingsystems on your workstation.When you use the nodename option, Tivoli Storage Manager prompts for thepassword assigned to the node you specify, if a password is required.If you want to restore or retrieve files from the server while you are working froma different workstation, use the virtualnodename option. You can also use theasnodename option, if it is set up by the administrator.If you are working from a different workstation, you can use the nodename optioneven if the passwordaccess option is set to generate, however, the password isstored in the Windows Registry. To prevent this, use the virtualnodename optioninstead of nodename.The node name is not necessarily the TCP/IP host name.v In the absence of a nodename entry in the dsm.opt file, or a virtualnodenameentry in the client options file (dsm.opt), or a virtual node name specified on acommand line, the default login ID is the name that the hostname commandreturns.v If a nodename entry exists in the dsm.opt file, the nodename entry overrides thename that the hostname command returns.v If a virtualnodename entry exists in the client options file (dsm.opt), or a virtualnode name is specified on a command line, it cannot be the same name as thename returned by the hostname command. When the server accepts the virtualnode name, a password is required (if authentication is on), even if thepasswordaccess option is generate. When a connection to the server isestablished, access is permitted to any file that is backed up using this login ID.Supported ClientsThis option is valid for all clients.Options FilePlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on theGeneral tab, Node Name field of the Preferences editor.Syntax►► NODename nodename ►◄ParametersnodenameSpecifies a1to64character node name for which you want to request TivoliStorage Manager services. The default is the value returned with the hostnamecommand.Not specifying a node name permits the node name to default to the hostname of the workstationChapter 12. Processing options 419