Configuring the primary node

To set up the two-node topology, configure the Tivoli® Storage Manager components on both nodes. First, you must configure the Tivoli Storage Manager instance on the primary node.

1. For detailed instructions for creating the directories and the user ID for the server instance, see Taking the first steps after you install Tivoli Storage Manager.
2. Verify that the Tivoli Storage Manager server, DB2® instance, and the active and archive log directories are shared.
3. Define the mount points by adding entries to the /etc/fstab file.

   When you add mount points on the cluster nodes, use the noauto option to prevent the mount points from being automatically mounted on more than one node in the cluster.

4. Set the following permissions on each of the mount points:
   • 755. For example, the following command sets the 755 permission on the /tsminst1 mount point.

     chmod -R 755 /tsminst1

   • Tivoli Storage Manager server instance owner. For example, the following command sets the permissions for the instance owner.

     chown -R  tsminst1  /tsminst1

   • Tivoli Storage Manager server group that the instance owner belongs to. For example, the following command sets the permissions for the instance owner's group.

     chgrp tsmsrv_1_group /tsminst1 

5. For detailed instructions on configuring the Tivoli Storage Manager server by using the configuration wizard, see Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager. Check that all of the shared directories are mounted on the primary node.
6. Start the Tivoli Storage Manager server instance on the primary node by using the DSMSERV utility. For example, the following command starts the server for normal operation.

   /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv

7. Verify that the Tivoli Storage Manager components are started without any errors.
8. Shut down the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
9. As root user, unmount the shared drives.