Configuring the client in the Windows Server Core environment

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You must configure the IBM Storage® Protect client node that you created. This step is part of the initial configuration tasks before you can use Data Protection for SQL ServerIBM Storage Protect Snapshot in the Windows™ Server Core environment.

About this task

You must configure the client options file (dsm.opt), set the environment variables, and install and setup the IBM Storage Protect client acceptor service and remote client agent service.

Procedure

Configure the client options file:
1. Change to the backup-archive client installation directory.
  For example, issue the following command in a Command Prompt window:
```
cd C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient
```
2. Open the dsm.opt file with a text editor and enter the following statements:
```
PASSWORDACCESS   GENERATE
COMMMethod       TCPip
TCPPort          1500
nodename         client_nodename
TCPSERVERADDRESS tsm_server
```
  The following list contains brief explanations of the client options in the statements:
  
  PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE
  
  Instructs the client to save the password whenever the /tsmpassword option is used so that you do not have to enter the password with every command.
  
  TCPPort 1500
  
  Specifies that the client accesses the IBM Storage Protect server at TCP/IP port 1500. 1500 is the default port number.
  
  nodename client_nodename
  
  Specifies the newly created node for the backup-archive client.
  
  TCPSERVERADDRESS tsm_server
  
  Specifies the name of the IBM Storage Protect server. You can enter the server IP address or the fully qualified domain name.
  For example:
```
NODename DOOMVM3
PASSWORDAccess generate
TCPServeraddress gijoe
TCPPort  1500
```
Install and start the IBM Storage Protect client acceptor service and remote client agent service.
1. Install the client acceptor service by entering the following command in a Command Prompt window:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmcutil install cad 
/name:"servicename" /node:nodename /password:password
/autostart:yes
```
  where nodename is the client node name, password is the client password, and servicename is the name that you want to use for the client acceptor service. The default name is "TSM Client Acceptor".
  For example:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmcutil install cad /name:"TSM CAD" 
/node:DOOMVM3 /password:doomvm3passwd /autostart:yes
```
2. Install the remote client agent service by entering the following command in a Command Prompt window:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmcutil install remoteagent 
/name:"servicename" /node:nodename /password:password
/partnername:"partner service name"
```
  The node name for the IBM Storage Protect Client Acceptor and the Remote Client Agent must be set to the VSS requestor node. The default service name is "TSM Remote Client Agent". The value for the /partnername option must match the name of the client acceptor service that you created. The default name is "TSM Client Acceptor".
  For example:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmcutil install remoteagent 
/name:"TSM AGENT" /node:DOOMVM3 /password:doomvm3passwd 
/partnername:"TSM CAD"
```
3. Start the client acceptor service by entering the following command:
```
net start "servicename"
```
  where servicename is the name of the client acceptor service that you created. For example:
```
net start "TSM CAD"
```
  Do not start the remote client agent service manually. The remote client agent service is automatically started by the client acceptor service when it is needed.