The client options file is an editable text file that contains
configuration information for the backup-archive client.
About this task
The first
time that you start the Windows Backup-Archive
Client GUI, the installation program searches for an existing client
options file, called dsm.opt. If this file is
not detected, a client options file configuration wizard starts and
prompts you to specify initial client configuration settings. When
the wizard completes, it saves the information that you specified
in the dsm.opt file. By default, the dsm.opt file
is saved to C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient.
The options
file must contain the following information to communicate with the
server:
- The host name or IP address of the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.
- The port number that the server listens on for client communications.
A default port number is configured by the client options file configuration
wizard. You do not need to override this default port number unless
your server is configured to listen on a different port.
- Your client node name. The node name is a name that uniquely identifies
your client node. The node name defaults to the short host name of
the computer that the client is installed on.
Additional client options can be specified, as needed.
Note: Client options can also be set on the server in a client
option set. Client options that are defined on the server in
a client option set override client options that are set in the client
options file.
A sample options file is copied to your
disk when you install the backup-archive client. The file is called dsm.smp.
By default, the dsm.smp file is copied to C:\Program
Files\Tivoli\TSM\config\. You can view the contents of
this file to see examples of different options and how they are specified.
The file also contains comments that explain syntax conventions for
include lists, exclude lists, and wildcard use. You can also use this
file as a template for your client options file by editing it and
saving it as dsm.opt in the C:\Program
Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient directory.
After the initial
client options file is created, you can modify the client options
by adding or changing the options as needed. You can modify the
dsm.opt file
in any of the following ways:
- By running the client options file configuration setup wizard
- By using the client preferences editor
- By editing the dsm.opt file with a text editor
program, such as Notepad
Perform the following steps to modify the client options: