Specifying a management class to associate objects

Specify how to manage virtual machine and vApp backups operations on the IBM Storage Protect server.

Before you begin

Review the data mover vmmc, vmctlmc, and vappmc options in Client options reference.

Procedure

Start a data mover command-line session:
- Open a command prompt and change to the data mover installation directory. For example:
```
cd "C:\Program Files\IBM\StorageProtect\baclient"
```
- Open a terminal window and change to the data mover installation directory. For example:
```
cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
```
Open the data mover options file (dsm.opt) with your preferred text editor.
Enter the option name and one or more blank spaces, followed by the option value.
For example:
```
vmmc myManagmentClass
```
```
vmctlmc diskonlymc
```
```
vappmc MCPRODVAPPS
```