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Environment variables

Generally, setting the environment variables is an optional task. Setting these variables makes it more convenient for you to use the command line.

Set language environment variables
The backup-archive client automatically detects the language of the system locale and displays in that language.
Set processing environment variables
Some circumstances require you to set environment variables to ensure that IBM Spectrum Protect applications can locate the files that are needed to perform client operations, and that applications can create log files that record events and errors that occur during client operations.
Set Bourne and Korn shell variables
Enter the environment variables in the .profile file (Korn shell) or .bash_profile file (Bourne shell) in your $HOME directory.
Set C shell variables
For the C shell, add the DSM_CONFIG, DSM_LOG and DSM_DIR variables to the .cshrc file in your $HOME directory.
Set API environment variables
If you installed the IBM Spectrum Protect API, set the following environment variables.

Parent topic: Configure the IBM Spectrum Protect client