A default sample server options file, dsmserv.opt.smp, is created during Tivoli® Storage Manager installation in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin directory. You must set up communications between the server and clients by creating a new server options file. To do so, copy the sample file to the directory for the server instance.
Ensure that you have a server instance directory, for example /tsminst1, and copy the sample file to this directory. Name the new file dsmserv.opt and edit the options. Complete this set-up before you initialize the server database (see Formatting the database and log). Each sample or default entry in the sample options file is a comment, a line beginning with an asterisk (*). Options are not case-sensitive and one or more blank spaces are allowed between keywords and values.
If you change the server options file, you must restart the server for the changes to take effect.