Lan,

The preferences editor settings are loaded from a combination of things,
including options that are already configured in your dsm.opt file and
default settings that are not specified in the dsm.opt file. The domains
shown by the preferences editor are derived from the local file spaces and
local shares (i.e. as shown by "net use").

Of course, learning while doing, as you are, is encouraged, though I would
also suggest any experimentation first be done with a test machine and/or
test node, especially if you are new to the product. TSM is very rich in
functionality; therefore I also recommend that you read the client manual,
as it will give you a better understanding of the client. If you are
responsible for administering the TSM server, then the server
Administrator's Guide is also "must" reading.   :-)

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.




Lan Wu-Cavener <lxw34 AT PSU DOT EDU>
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11/03/2003 13:47
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        Subject:        Re: how to modify the domain list in TSM5.2 client
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Thanks, Andy!

I finally made it work. The problem I found is that first of all, you need
to select a domain list entry to avoid the default: all local files. And
the entries in my domain list are not correct(path). ( I still don't know
where and when the TSM client created them at the first place) Then I
modified domain list entries from the opt file to correct path. Then I
went
back in TSM client preference panel ->backup tab to make sure none of the
domain list entry was selected. Then restart the scheduler. Tata.. it is
working.

I suspect that everytime I modified the preference file, for instance, add
a new exclude entry. I will have to go through the whole process again as
long as I can not find a way to change the syntax in my domain list. It is
obvious that opt file is generated from the preference file.
It seems that the preference panel is loaded from somewhere else. I really
like to know where the preference file gets the information at loading.

Lan

At 08:26 AM 10/31/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Lan,
>
>As much as GUIs sometimes make things easier to work with, it is often
>much easier to work with the raw options file in cases such as this.
>
>It is likely that your options file is located in the same directory as
>the TSM client GUI executable, dsm.exe. Typically this is in C:\Program
>Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient. However, if you are launching the GUI from a
>shortcut, check the shortcut properties to verify the path.
>
>In that same path is probably a file called "dsm.opt". What are the
>contents of that file? Also, what drives/directories do you really want
to
>back up?
>
>Regards,
>
>Andy
>
>Andy Raibeck
>IBM Software Group
>Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
>Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
>Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
>The command line is your friend.
>"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
>
>
>Lan Wu-Cavener
>PennState