Processing options overview

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IBM® Storage Protect uses processing options to control communications, backup-archive processing, and other types of processing.

Windows operating systemsYou can specify processing options in the client options file (dsm.opt) or on the command line.

Linux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsAIX operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsYou can specify processing options in the client system-options file (dsm.sys), client user-options file (dsm.opt), or on the command line.

You can set the following types of options:

  • Communication options
  • Windows operating systemsNode options
  • Linux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsAIX operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsServer and node options
  • Backup and archive processing options
  • Restore and retrieve processing options
  • Scheduling options
  • Windows operating systemsFormat and language options
  • Linux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsAIX operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsFormat options
  • Command processing options
  • Authorization options
  • Error processing options
  • Transaction processing option
  • Web client options
  • Diagnostics options

The backup-archive client also includes a group of client command options that you can enter only on the command line with specific commands. You can override some of the options in your options file by entering them with appropriate backup-archive commands.

Windows operating systemsNote: Some of the processing options that are used by the IBM Storage Protect central scheduler are defined in the Windows registry when the schedule services are configured. These options can also be specified in the client options file. When the scheduler runs as a service, processing options that are specified in the registry override the same options that are specified in the client options file.