IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Ssl

Use the ssl option to enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to provide secure client and server communications.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all supported clients.

Options File

AIX operating systems HP-UX operating systems Linux operating systems Mac OS X operating systems Oracle Solaris operating systems Place this option in the dsm.sys file within a server stanza. You can also set this option on the Communication tab of the Preferences editor.

Windows operating systems Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can also set this option on the Communication tab of the Preferences editor.

Syntax


        .-No--.   
>>-SSL--+-----+------------------------------------------------><
        '-Yes-'

Parameters

No: Specifies that the Tivoli® Storage Manager client does not use SSL to encrypt information. No is the default.
Yes: Specifies that the Tivoli Storage Manager uses SSL to encrypt information.
To enable SSL, specify ssl yes and change the value of the tcpport option. Changing the value of the tcpport option is generally necessary because the Tivoli Storage Manager server is typically set up to listen for SSL connections on a separate port.

Examples

Options file:: ssl yes
Command line:: Does not apply.

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