Editing the TSM client options files

The IBM® Informix® Interface for TSM communicates with the TSM server with the TSM API. By default, IBM Informix Interface for TSM uses the client user options file (dsm.opt) and, on UNIX systems, the client system options file (dsm.sys), both of which are located in the TSM API installation directory.

On UNIX systems, edit both the dsm.opt and the dsm.sys files as the root user:

Specify the TSM server to use in the client user options file, dsm.opt.
Identify the TSM server name, communication method, and server options in the client system options file, dsm.sys.

Use the sample dsm.opt.smp and dsm.sys.smp files distributed with the TSM API to help you get started quickly.

On Windows systems, specify the TSM server name, communication method, and server options in the dsm.opt file.

The following example shows a simple dsm.sys on UNIX/Linux systems:

SErvername  TSMSRV01
    TCPPort  9027
    TCPADMINPort 9028
    TCPServeraddress   tsmcentaur.myhcl.com
    PASSWORDACCESS     GENERATE
    PASSWORDDIR /work/TSM/PAX12/TSMPsswdDir
    NODENAME           pax12
    ERRORLOGName        /work/TSM/PAX12/dsierror.log

The TCPPort in this file should be same as the SSLTCPPORT used in the Spectrum Protect server.
The TCPADMINPort in this file should be same as the SSLTCPADMINPort used in the Spectrum Protect server.

See TSM Installing the Clients and TSM Trace Facility Guide for information regarding options you can specify in these files.