Step 2. Establishing Communications among Client, Storage Agent,
and Tivoli Storage Manager
Figure 7 shows the results of completing “Step 2.1 Client System: Installing
Software” and “Step 2.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server: Defining the Storage
Agent and Configuring Devices” on page 24. Use this figure as a reference point as

you work through the steps in this section.

Step 2.1 Client System: Installing Software
The procedures in this step describe installation of the Tivoli Storage Manager
client, API, and storage agent software.
Install or Upgrade the Client and API Software
1. Check that the client system meets the prerequisites for client software. See the

Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User’s Guide. Install the client software and

Tivoli StorageManager Client Workstation
Client - DATAOWNER
StorageAgent - STORAGNT
Tivoli StorageManager Server - TSMSRVER
dsm.sys file
dsmsta.opt file
define server serverpassword=fun4me
hladdress=agent.tucson.ibm.com
lladdress=1500
register node bak2work
domain=sandomain
storagnt
dataowner
devconfig.out file
set staname storagnt
set stapassword xxxxxxx
set stahladdress agent.tucson.ibm.com
define server serverpassword=xxxxxxxx
hladdress=tsmsrver.tucson.ibm.com
lladdress=1502
tsmsrver
servername
devconfig
commmethod tcpip
tcpport 1500
tsmsrver
devconfig.out
servername tsmsrver
enablelanfree yes
lanfreecommmethod tcpip
lanfreetcpserveraddress test.xyz.ibm.com
lanfreetcpport 1500
comm
tcpserveraddress .tucson.ibm.com
tcpport 1502
tsmsrver
method TCPip
Figure 7. Communications information. Results of Steps 2.1 and 2.2. The passwords are
shown as ″xxxxxxx″ because they are encrypted in the file.
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