In case of problems: storage-service@gsi.de (W. Schmidt, L. Ramos Rocha)

You need to ask for an initial password. This can be changed later with “dsmc set pasword”.

Get install latest image (64 bit):

http://www.scc.kit.edu/backupbw/ (most common image is WinXP/32 bit)

The installation involves two phases:

    1. Extract the install image to your hard drive.
    2. Install the client from the install image. You may follow these instructions [[here]][[https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.17?topic=clients-installing-linux-x86-64-client]].

and:

Installing a custom dsm.opt file

* SErvername A server name defined in the dsm.sys file SERVERNAME SPI4 GUITREEVIEWAFTERBACKUP YES COMPRESSALWAYS YES DOMAIN “/” DOMAIN “/boot” DOMAIN “/home”

Installing a dsm.sys file:

SErvername spi4 PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE *INCLEXCL “/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/archive.excl” COMPression ON nodename sdlx034 COMMmethod TCPip TCPPort 1554 TCPServeraddress spi4.gsi.de SCHEDLOGNAME /var/log/dsmsched.log ERRORLOGNAME /var/log/dsmerror.log SCHEDMODE prompted MANAGEDSERVICES schedule TCPClientport 1501

Enter the values when prompted from a wizard or write them into a file E:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt

2. To get automatic backup during night, you have to do:

a. login as localadmin.

b. DOS command prompt and execute:

cd /d E:\“program files”\tivoli\tsm\baclient

c. execute command

dsmcutil inst /name:“TSM Client Scheduler” /node:XXXXX /password:XXXXX /autostart:yes

(change XXXXX to your nodename! (for example sdpc0815)

3. The following rights are needed for normal users to do backup and restore (see the pictures below):

• Do not set the right for the user 'Mueller' but for yourself!!!
• Member of backup operators group (rights to do backup and restore)
• Manage auditing and security logs

— Rainer Haseitl 2008/05/15 15:10