Creating and modifying the client options file
The client options file is an editable text file that contains configuration information for the backup-archive client.
About this task
The first time that you start the Windows backup-archive client GUI, the installation program searches for an existing client options file, called dsm.opt. If this file is not detected, a client options file configuration wizard starts and prompts you to specify initial client configuration settings. When the wizard completes, it saves the information that you specified in the dsm.opt file. By default, the dsm.opt file is saved to C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient.
- The host name or IP address of the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.
- The port number that the server listens on for client communications. A default port number is configured by the client options file configuration wizard. You do not need to override this default port number unless your server is configured to listen on a different port.
- Your client node name. The node name is a name that uniquely identifies your client node. The node name defaults to the short host name of the computer that the client is installed on.
A sample options file is copied to your disk when you install the backup-archive client. The file is called dsm.smp. By default, the dsm.smp file is copied to C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\config\. You can view the contents of this file to see examples of different options and how they are specified. The file also contains comments that explain syntax conventions for include lists, exclude lists, and wildcard use. You can also use this file as a template for your client options file by editing it and saving it as dsm.opt in the C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient directory.
- By running the client options file configuration setup wizard
- By using the client preferences editor
- By editing the dsm.opt file with a text editor program, such as Notepad