Configuring the web client on Windows systems

On Windows systems, you can configure and start the web client by using a wizard that is available in the backup-archive client GUI, or by using both IBM Spectrum Protect and Windows commands.

Procedure

Choose one of the following methods to configure the Windows web client:

Setup method Procedure

Setup wizard

Setup method	Procedure
Setup wizard	Start the backup-archive client GUI. Click Utilities > Setup Wizard. Select the Help me configure the Web Client check box. Click NEXT and follow the wizard instructions to configure the web client options.
Command prompt	Set the following options in the dsm.opt file: managedservices webclient schedule and passwordaccess generate. Install the client acceptor service by entering the following command: `dsmcutil install cad /name:"TSM CAD" /node:nodename /password:password /autostart:yes` where: `TSM CAD` a name for the service. The default name is TSM Client Acceptor. `nodename` is the name of the client node. `password` is the IBM Spectrum Protect password. `/autostart:yes` indicates that the client acceptor service is started when the operating system starts. Start the service by using the Windows net start command. Install the IBM Spectrum Protect remote-client-agent service by entering the following command: `dsmcutil install remoteagent /name:"TSM AGENT" /node:nodename /password:password /partnername:"TSM CAD"` where: `TSM AGENT` is a name for the remote-client-agent service. The default service name is TSM Remote Client Agent. `nodename` is the name of the client node. `password` is the IBM Spectrum Protect password. `TSM CAD` is the service-partner name. This name must match the service name that you specified when you installed the client acceptor service. The default name is TSM Client Acceptor. Do not start the TSM Remote Client Agent service from the Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services view, or by using the net start command. The client acceptor service starts the remote client agent when it is needed.

Start the backup-archive client GUI.
Click Utilities > Setup Wizard.
Select the Help me configure the Web Client check box.
Click NEXT and follow the wizard instructions to configure the web client options.

Command prompt

Set the following options in the dsm.opt file: managedservices webclient schedule and passwordaccess generate.
Install the client acceptor service by entering the following command:
dsmcutil install cad /name:"TSM CAD" /node:nodename /password:password /autostart:yes

where:

TSM CAD a name for the service. The default name is TSM Client Acceptor.

nodename is the name of the client node.

password is the IBM Spectrum Protect password.

/autostart:yes indicates that the client acceptor service is started when the operating system starts.

Start the service by using the Windows net start command.
Install the IBM Spectrum Protect remote-client-agent service by entering the following command:
dsmcutil install remoteagent /name:"TSM AGENT" /node:nodename /password:password /partnername:"TSM CAD"

where:
- TSM AGENT is a name for the remote-client-agent service. The default service name is TSM Remote Client Agent.
- nodename is the name of the client node.
- password is the IBM Spectrum Protect password.
- TSM CAD is the service-partner name. This name must match the service name that you specified when you installed the client acceptor service. The default name is TSM Client Acceptor.
Do not start the TSM Remote Client Agent service from the Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services view, or by using the net start command. The client acceptor service starts the remote client agent when it is needed.

What to do next

After you configure the web client, you can use the IBM Spectrum® Protect Operations Center or a browser to backup or restore, or archive or retrieve, data on a node.