A directory service provides a place to store information about network resources and makes the information available to administrators and users. TSM uses Active Directory to publish information about TSM servers. This information includes:
TSM servers running on Windows 2000 can automatically publish their information in Active Directory. By setting the ADREGISTER server option to YES, and issuing a REGISTER, RENAME, or DELETE NODE command, the server's list of registered nodes is updated each time the TSM server is started. Administrators can publish information about non-Windows TSM servers with the TSM Active Directory Configuration Wizard in the TSM Console. The Active Directory Configuration Wizard is also useful for adding, removing, or editing TSM server entries.
The TSM backup-archive client's Setup Wizard includes the capability to browse server information in the Active Directory. The client can use the information to determine which server to connect to and what communication protocol to use.
Refer to the online help in the Active Directory Configuration Wizard for more information. You can also refer to the online help available from the Windows 2000 Server Start menu.
System administrators must allow TSM to update the Active Directory schema before TSM can store information in and retrieve information from Active Directory. The Active Directory schema, stored on the Windows 2000 domain controller, is a list of definitions that identifies objects and information about those objects. For more information about the Active Directory schema, search for active directory schema in the Windows 2000 online help.
To update the schema, you must use the Active Directory Schema snap-in. This snap-in is part of Windows 2000 Administration Tools, which is included on the Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server compact disc sets.
The Windows 2000 Administration Tools are available on the Windows Server compact disc (CD).
After you have installed the Windows 2000 Administration Tools, you can configure permissions. From the domain controller that contains the Active Directory schema, do the following:
Complete the following steps on the TSM server:
If you want to disable the permissions to extend the schema, do the following:
If you want to disable further schema updates, do the following:
To have the server define itself to the Active Directory, do the following:
The next time the TSM server starts, it will define itself to Active Directory and add information that includes the list of registered nodes and communication protocol information. You can verify this information at any time by using the Active Directory Configuration wizard in the TSM Console.
TSM backup-archive clients in the domain can select a TSM server by clicking the browse button on the protocol page of the Backup-Archive Client Setup Wizard. The wizard lists the TSM servers that the node is already registered with. It also lists the TSM servers that support the selected protocol. When the client selects a server and the wizard selections are complete, the wizard includes the corresponding communication protocol information in the client options file.