Installing and configuring the HSM for Windows client in a cluster environment

You can install the HSM for Windows client on a Microsoft cluster server (MSCS). With appropriate configuration, the HSM for Windows client can manage migration during failover and failback processing.

Before you begin

You must install, configure, and register the Tivoli® Storage Manager backup-archive client before you configure and use the HSM for Windows client.

You must register the cluster node name with the Tivoli Storage Manager server as a client node.

About this task

Start the HSM for Windows client graphical user interface (GUI) by entering the dsmgui.exe command in the HSM for Windows client installation directory.

Procedure

Install the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client and the HSM for Windows client on a local drive on each cluster node.
Specify the clusternode option in the dsm.opt client options file of each backup-archive client. Example code in a dsm.opt client options file:
```
...
TCPPORT 1500
PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE
NODENAME WS2008R2CLUSTER
CLUSTERNODE YES
...
```
Run the HSM for Windows client configuration wizard to configure an HSM client.
1. When the Cluster Configuration window opens, copy the Tivoli Storage Manager server administrative command grant proxynode target=targetname agent=agentname from the Cluster Configuration window.
2. Run the command on the Tivoli Storage Manager server console, operations center command prompt, or administrative client command prompt.
Repeat step 3 on each cluster node.