Multiple WEB Clients on the Same Machine

Answer

To setup and run multiple instances of the WEB client on the same machine using different options for each instance, perform the following:

1. Create a unique server stanza in the dsm.sys for each instance. Include in each stanza a unique httpport for the instance. Include any unique/distinct options such as nodename or server.

2. Create a unique client options file (.opt) for each instance. Include the servername option for the given stanza.

3. Invoke each WEB client instance using the -optfile= option and the FULL path and filename of the client options file.

As an example to run 2 WEB clients on an AIX client to the same Tivoli Storage Manager server with the first one using port 1581 and nodename webc1 and other one using port 1582 and nodename webc2, do the following:

In the dsm.sys create the following stanzas:

servername webc1
tcps <server.ip.address>
tcpp <port>
httpport 1581
nodename webc1

servername webc2
tcps <server.ip.address>
tcpp <port>
httpport 1582
nodename webc2

Create two client options files in /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin:

webc1.opt with the option:
servername webc1
webc2.opt with the option:
servername webc2

Invoke two WEB client instances:
dsmcad -optfile=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/webc1.opt
dsmcad -optfile=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/webc2.opt

NOTE: Specifying the FULL path for the options file is critical to ensuring this configuration works correctly.