Changing temporary extract/execute location for server installation.

Answer

The preferred and documented method to install Tivoli Storage Manager is to allow extraction and execution of files from the /tmp filesystem. Otherwise, the following alternatives exist:

Tivoli Storage Manager V6:

1. Set the following environment variable to control where the installer extracts its temporary installation files to:
   [root@rhel64 tsm]# export IATEMPDIR=/opt/tmp1
   
   
2. Set the following environment variable to control where DB2 extracts its temporary installation files to:
   [root@rhel64 tsm]# export DB2TMPDIR=/opt/tmp2
   
   Note: The paths specified above must exist, be writable, and have at least an additional 2GB of free space available above and beyond the documented space requirement for the installation. In this example, the /opt filesystem is used. At least 5GB of free space is required for the installation, so if you're also extracting the temporary installation files to the location, at least 7GB is required. The base-line space requirements can be reviewed here.
   
   
3. Initiate the installer as follows:
   
   [root@rhel64 tsm]# ./install.bin -i console -DBYPASS_TSM_REQ_CHECKS=true
   
   Note: We must bypass the prerequisite checks when using the IATEMPDIR environment variable. This means that an administrator should be especially cautious with satisfying any prerequisites before initiating the installer in this manner.