Tcpserveraddress

The tcpserveraddress option specifies the TCP/IP address for a Tivoli® Storage Manager server. You can obtain this server address from your administrator.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all clients.

Options File

AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsPlace this option in the client system-options file (dsm.sys) within a server stanza. You can set this option on the Communication tab, in the Server Address field in the Preferences editor.

Windows operating systemsPlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on the Communication tab, in the Server Address field in the Preferences editor.

If this option is not specified, the client attempts to contact a server running on the same computer as the backup-archive client.

Syntax

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>>-TCPServeraddress-- --server_address-------------------------><

Parameters

server_address
Specifies a 1 to 64 character TCP/IP address for a server. Specify a TCP/IP domain name or a numeric IP address. The numeric IP address can be either a TCP/IP v4 or TCP/IP v6 address. You can only use IPv6 addresses if you specified the commmethod V6Tcpip option.

Examples

Options file:
tcps dsmchost.example.com
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsCommand line:
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsMac OS X operating systemsDoes not apply.
Windows operating systemsCommand line:
Windows operating systems-tcpserveraddress=129.33.24.99

-tcpserveraddress=2002:92b:111:221:128:33:10:249

Windows operating systemsThis option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.