Installation and User's Guide

Related concepts“Client options reference” on page 300“Communication options” on page 274Chapter 12, “Processing options,” on page 273“Register your workstation with a server” on page 65Related reference“Passwordaccess” on page 425Create a shared directory options fileA server administrator can generate client options files in a shared directory.Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 clients can access the shared directory, and usethe files there to create their own client options file.Creating a shared directory options file is an optional root user or authorized usertask.For more information see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Installation Guide,SC32-0138.Creating multiple options filesYou can create multiple options files if you have to work with multiple servers, orfind 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 filesto another (server b). Instead of editing the dsm.opt file each time you want toconnect to a different server, create two options files. For example, create theoptions 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 filewith 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 wantto use. For example: dsm -optfile=b.opt.3. Define the DSM_CONFIG environment variable to specify the options file touse: SET DSM_CONFIG=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\b.opt.If you are running from the command line, the DSM_DIR and DSM_LOGenvironment variables might also need to be configured as follows:1. Define the DSM_DIR environment variable to point to the directory where allother executable files reside:SET DSM_DIR=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient2. Define the DSM_LOG environment variable to point to the directory wheredsmerror.log resides:SET DSM_LOG=C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclientNote: The directory path where the client executable files are located must beincluded in the PATH environment variable or you must enter a fully qualifiedpath.Chapter 2. Configure the Tivoli Storage Manager client 19