Installation and User's Guide

vvThe initial password you want to use, if required.Contact information, such as your name, user ID, and phone number.Your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator defines the following for you:v The policy domain to which your client node belongs. A policy domain containspolicy sets and management classes that control how Tivoli Storage Managermanages the files you back up and archive.v Whether you can compress files before sending them to the server.v Whether you can delete backup and archive data from server storage.Open registrationWith open registration, a system administrator can register your workstation as aclient node with the server.The first time you start a session, Tivoli Storage Manager prompts you forinformation necessary to register your workstation with the server identified inyour client options file. You need to supply your node name, a password, andcontact information.When you use open registration:v Your client node is assigned to a policy domain named standard.v You can delete archived copies of files from server storage, but not backupversions of files.If necessary, your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator can change these defaultslater.Creating an include-exclude listIf you do not create an include-exclude list, Tivoli Storage Manager considers allfiles for backup services and uses the default management class for backup andarchive services.This is an optional task but an important one.You can create an include-exclude list to exclude a specific file or groups of filesfrom backup services, and to assign specific management classes to files. TivoliStorage Manager backs up any file that is not explicitly excluded. You shouldexclude Tivoli Storage Manager client directories from backup services. You canuse the query inclexcl command to display a list of include and excludestatements in the order they are examined when determining whether an object isto be included.Specify your include-exclude list in your client options file (dsm.opt). Theinclude-exclude list can also go into a separate file, which is referred to by theinclexcl option. The include-exclude statements are not case-sensitive.The client options file, dsm.opt, must be in a non-Unicode format. However, if youare using a separate include-exclude file, it can be in Unicode or non-Unicodeformat.When the client processes include-exclude statements, the include-excludestatements within the include-exclude file are placed at the position occupied bythe inclexcl option in dsm.opt, in the same order, and processed accordingly.66 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide