TSM Backup Client Installation on X86/Sparc Solaris Servers

Description: The Tivoli Storage Manager clients work in colligation with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. It helps you protect the information of your server. We also can maintain the backup version of our server files that we can restore if the original files are damaged or lost. We can also archive the files, and preserve them current state, and recall them when necessary.

Installation Process:

 .1.  Download the latest version of the TSM client software into our target server

       EX: For x86 servers: tr-ibm-tsmclient-solaris.6.1.0.2.x86.1.0.0.zip

              For Sparc servers: tr-ibm-tsmclient-solaris.6.1.0.2.Sparc.1.0.0.zip

       #cd /tmp

       #mkdir -p /tmp/tsm

       #unzip tr-ibm-tsmclient-solaris.6.1.0.2.x86.1.0.0.zip -d tsm/

       #cd tsm

       #ls

             dsm.opt                   install.ksh                         README_enu.htm        TIVsmCba.pkg

             dsm.sys                  install.ksh.17jan2011       removetsm.ksh           tsmadmin

             EXP-ICOS2863.txt    NOTICES.TXT                    S95tsmsched                upgrade.ksh

             inclexcl.txt               README_api_enu.htm    TIVsmCapi.pkg              version.txt

  

  2. Copy the configuration files and script required location

       #cp S95tsmsched /etc/rc3.d/

       #cp inclexcl.txt /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin

       #cp dsm.opt /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin

       #cp dsm.sys /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin

  3.  Stop the TSM client scheduler, and delete the old packages if we have any

       #/etc/rc3.d/S95tsmsched stop

       #ps -ef|grep dsmc

       #pkgrm TIVsmCba.pkg

       #pkgrm TIVsmCapi.pkg

  

  4.  Install latest TSM client packages, and change permission of the startup script

       #pkgadd -d TIVsmCba.pkg

       #pkgadd -d TIVsmCapi.pkg

       #chmod -R 755 /etc/rc3.d/S95tsmsched stop

  

  5.  Give the  the TSM server entries on dsm.sys and dsm.opt files

        NOTE: check the communication between the server and client

        #telnet <server name> <port number>

        #vi /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys

           SERVERNAME                        <tsm server name>

              TCPServeraddress                  <tsm server name>

              COMMmethod                         tcpip

              tcpport                                      <port number>

             COMPression                           off

             passwordaccess                      generate

             TCPBUFFSIZE                          32

             TCPWINDOWSIZE                   64

             schedlogret                              10

             errorlogret                                 10

             schedmode                               polling

             txnbytelimit                                2097152

             commrestartduration                60

             commrestartinterval                 15

             inclexcl                                      /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/inclexcl.txt

             errorlogname                               /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmerror.log

           #vi /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt

            SErvername         <tsm server name>

               SUbdir                  Yes

              dateformat            2

              replace                 prompt

              compressalways no

         NOTE: check the inclexcl.txt file

    

    5.  Test the TSM client connectivity to the TSM server

          #dsmc query session

    6.  Start the TSM client scheduler

         #/etc/rc3.d/S95tsmsched start

         #ps -ef|grep dsmc 

           root 20270     1   0   Nov 10 ?           0:27    ./dsmc schedule

     

    7. check the client connectivity to the server

         IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

           Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface

           Client Version 6, Release 1, Level 0.2

           Client date/time: 13-11-2012 05:57:15

           (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2009. All Rights Reserved.

           Node Name: <TSM client server name>

           Session established with server <TSM server name: Solaris SPARC

           Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 4.2

           Server date/time: 13-11-2012 05:57:15  Last access: 13-11-2012 00:24:53

           TSM Server Connection Information

           Server Name.............: <TSM server Name>

           Server Type.............: Solaris SPARC

           Archive Retain Protect..: "No"

           Server Version..........: Ver. 5, Rel. 5, Lev. 4.2

           Last Access Date........: 13-11-2012 00:24:53

           Delete Backup Files.....: "No"

           Delete Archive Files....: "Yes"

          Node Name...............: <TSM client server name>

          User Name...............: root

 

 NOTE:Whenever we upgrade TSM client with the most recent one, just copy the latest software into the target location, stop the tsm scheduler before going to upgrade. Run the “upgrade.ksh” script once you change the permissions of the script. 

 #/etc/rc3.d/S95tsmsched stop

 #chmod -R 755 /tmp/tsm/upgrade.ksh

 #./upgrade.ksh

 #/etc/rc3.d/S95tsmsched stop