Configuring the storage agent

After the installation is completed, to ensure communication with the backup-archive client and the IBM Storage Protect server, you must configure the storage agent.

Configure the storage agent by completing the following steps:

1. Point the server to the storage agent by issuing the DEFINE SERVER command on the IBM Storage Protect server.
2. Ensure that the DEVCONFIG option is specified in the storage agent options file dsmsta.opt.

   For example, for a device configuration file named devconfig.out, edit the dsmsta.opt file by typing the following line:

   DEVCONFIG devconfig.out

   The device configuration file is in the following directory:

   • /usr/tivoli/tsm/StorageAgent/bin
   • /opt/tivoli/tsm/StorageAgent/bin
   • c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\StorageAgent
3. Initialize the storage agent and add communication information by issuing the DSMSTA SETSTORAGESERVER command.

   For example:

   dsmsta setstorageserver myname=storagnt mypassword=fun4me
   myhladdress=agent.example.com
   servername=tsmsrver serverpassword=not4u
   hladdress=tsmsrver.example.com lladdress=1502

   Note:

   Requirements:

   • The SERVERNAME option in the dsm.sys file, which is the client system options file, must match the SERVERNAME option in the dsm.opt file, which is the client user-options file. However, the option is unrelated to and does not need to match the SERVERNAME option that is defined for the storage agent in the storage-agent options file, dsmsta.opt.
   • The HLADDRESS option must match the TCPSERVERADDRESS option that is in the dsm.sys file on the IBM Storage Protect client. When you configure the storage agent by using the DSMSTA SETSTORAGESERVER command, use addresses that correspond to the communications method that is used by the backup-archive client. With the backup-archive client, you can use either IPv4 (COMMMETHOD TCPIP option) or IPv6 (COMMMETHOD V6TCPIP option), but not both.
   • To secure communication between the storage agent and the IBM Storage Protect server, ensure that your data is protected by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

   The DSMSTA SETSTORAGESERVER command generates the following output in the storage agent device configuration file:

   set staname storagnt
   set stapassword xxxxxxx
   set stahladdress agent.example.com
   define server tsmsrver serverpassword=xxxxxxxxxxx
    hladdress=tsmsrver.example.com lladdress=1502

   In the preceding example, the passwords are encrypted.

   The command also generates the following line in the dsmsta.opt file:

   SERVERNAME tsmsrver