Windows: Obtaining the Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager installation package

You can obtain the Tivoli® Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager installation package from a DVD or an IBM® download site such as IBM Passport Advantage®.

1. Download the two installation packages from one of the following websites, or you can access the files from the product DVD:
   • Go to Passport Advantage site at http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/.
   • Go to the Tivoli Storage Manager support site at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager for maintenance fixes, and updates.
2. Depending on whether you have the DVD disks or installation packages, complete one of the following methods to extract the files to the file system:

   Product DVD disks

   1. Create a directory on the file system.
   2. For each DVD disk, copy the contents of the disk in to the directory that you created.
      Tip: You can delete the files after you install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager to free up space on the file system.

   Installation packages

   

   1. Create a directory and move the two packages that you downloaded in to the directory.
   2. Either double-click each executable file, or enter the following command on the command line to extract the installation files. The files are extracted to the current directory.

      package_name.exe

      where package_name is the name of the file that you downloaded, for example:

      TSMRPT-Full-Installer-1of2-Windows-7.1.0.000.exe

      Restriction: The path must contain no more than 128 characters. Do not extract the packages to a directory that contains previously extracted files, or any other files.