Clusternode

The clusternode option specifies how the Tivoli® Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client manages cluster drives.

Tivoli Storage Manager manages clustered drives in the following environments:

A Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
Failover Clustering on Windows Server systems
VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)

When the clusternode yes is set, only shared cluster drives are available for backup and archive processing. When you set clusternode yes, the node name defaults to the cluster name.

Windows operating systems To back up local drives or Windows Server system state, you must set clusternode no.

Note: You must set the clusternode yes for all Tivoli Storage Manager-managed cluster operations. Inconsistent use of the clusternode option for a given Tivoli Storage Manager cluster node name can cause Tivoli Storage Manager to invalidate the cluster node name encrypted password, and prompt the user to reenter the password during the next Tivoli Storage Manager program invocation.

Use the optfile option to properly call the correct (cluster) dsm.opt for all Tivoli Storage Manager programs to ensure proper Tivoli Storage Manager functionality for cluster related operations. See the optfile option description for more information.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for Windows Server operating system clients.

Options File

Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt).

Syntax


                .-No--.   
>>-CLUSTERnode--+-----+----------------------------------------><
                '-Yes-'

Parameters

Yes

Specifies that you want Tivoli Storage Manager to manage cluster drives in the following environments:

A MSCS
Failover Clustering on Windows Server systems
VCS

No

Specifies that you want to back up local disks. This is the default.

Examples

Options file:: cluster no
Command line:: -cluster=yes

This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.