The storage agent can be run in the background as a Windows service.
About this task
You can choose the logon account for the IBM Storage Protect storage agent service and specify
whether the service starts manually or automatically. If you specify automatic start up, Windows
starts the storage agent each time the system is rebooted.
Procedure
Start the storage agent in the background as a service by completing the following
steps:
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Open a Command Prompt window.
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Create the service by issuing the sc create command:
sc.exe create stagent_srv_name binPath= "path_to_sta"
start= start_type obj= accountName password= password
Table 1. Parameters of the Windows sc create command
| Parameter |
Description |
| stagent_srv_name |
Specifies the name of the storage agent service. A maximum of 4 storage agents can exist on a
system, therefore the name of the storage agent service is:
TSM StorageAgentX
where X is a number between 1 and 4.
|
| path_to_sta |
Specifies the path to the dstasvc.exe executable, including the executable.
The default path is C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\StorageAgent\dstasvc.exe.
|
| start_type |
Specifies the start type for the service. You can use auto to automatically
start the service, or demand to manually start the service.
|
| accountName |
Specifies the name of an account in which a service will run. This parameter is optional. If not
specified, the Local System account is used.
|
| password |
Specifies the password for the accountName user account.
|
Remember: There must be a space after each equal character (=).
