Thursday, September 19, 2013

Configuring the TSM Backup Agent Web client on Unix/Linux Operating System

To configure the Web client from the command line, perform the following steps:

Step 1)  If MANAGEDServices scheduler is set, specify “MANAGEDServices webclient scheduler” in the dsm.sys file.

Step 2)  Ensure that you specify “passwordaccess generate” in the dsm.sys file.

Step 3)  Generate the Tivoli Storage Manager password; start the backup-archive client by entering the following command:

#dsmc query session

When prompted, enter your user ID and password.

Step 4)  Start the client acceptor daemon (CAD) by entering the following command:

#dsmcad

Step 5)  Access the Web client, enter the following URL from any supported browser, where your_machine_name is the host name of the machine running the Web client:

http://your_machine_name:1581

Step 6)  Run the schedule service in the background:

# nohup dsmc schedule 2> /dev/null &