Installing and configuring the client

The client can be a IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client or a IBM Storage Protect Data Protection application client.

Install and configure the client by completing the following steps:

1. Install or upgrade the backup-archive client software or Data Protection application-client software.
2. Using the information that you collected in the configuration worksheets, modify the following file:
   • dsm.sys client system-options file
   • dsm.opt client options file

   Tip: The file can be in one of several places, such as the installation directory, or in a location pointed to by an environment variable.

   Specify the communication method to be used between the client and server.

   Table 1. Communications methods

   To use this communication method	Install this software	To connect to these IBM Storage Protect servers
   TCP/IP	TCP/IP (standard with supported operating systems)	AIX, HP-UX, Linux x86_64, Linux on System z, POWER, Solaris, Windows Server
   Shared memory	TCP/IP (standard with platforms)	AIX HP-UX Linux x86_64, Linux on System z, Linux on Power Systems Windows Server
   Named pipes	Named Pipes (standard with Windows platforms)	Windows Server

   For example:

   commmethod tcpip
   tcpserveraddress server_c.example.com
   tcpport 1502

   

   commmethod tcpip
   tcpserveraddress tsmsrver.example.com
   tcpport 1502

   The preceding example uses a TCPPORT of 1502. However, the default TCPPORT is 1500.

   Do not close the file.

   Note: The backup-archive client servername option is not related to the storage agent SERVERNAME option.
3. Add the following options to the same stanza in the same file that you edited in step 2. These options specify that the client uses SAN-attached devices, when the path is available, during backup, restore, archive, and retrieve processing.

   enablelanfree yes
   lanfreecommmethod tcpip
   lanfreetcpserveraddress agent.example.com
   lanfreetcpport 1500

   or

   enablelanfree yes
   lanfreecommmethod SharedMem
   lanfreeshmport 1510

   or

   lanfreecommmethod namedpipes
   lanfreeport \\hostname\\pipename

What to do next

If you installed a Data Protection application client, you must install and configure the IBM Storage Protect client API.