Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows: Administrator's Guide
Client nodes on Windows systems run scheduled operations through the TSM
Scheduler, as do other client nodes. However, client nodes on Windows
benefit from running the TSM Scheduler as a service. This feature
allows the TSM Scheduler to run as a protected account, but does not require
you to be logged on to run the service.
Figure 54 shows three Windows machines configured for
scheduling.
Figure 54. Overview of the TSM Scheduler as a Windows Service

- Machine 1 -- Remote Client
- Machine 1 contains only a backup-archive client. It has been
configured to back up its file system to the server on Machine 4. The
TSM Scheduler has been configured. The client uses the information in
the client options file (dsm.opt) to connect to the server. The
client options file contains the server address of the server (Machine
4).
- Machine 2 -- Tivoli Data Protection application client
- Machine 2 contains an application client and a backup-archive
client. Note that the backup-archive client is not connected to the
server. The backup-archive client on Machine 2 has been installed only
to provide access to the DSMCUTIL utility, not to back up the resident file
system. After the backup-archive client has been used to install the
scheduler, it may continue to be required for updating the password or other
scheduling service parameters. The application client uses the
information in its client options file to connect to the server.
- Machine 3 -- Tivoli Data Protection application client and
backup-archive client on the same machine
- Machine 3 contains an application client and a backup-archive
client. The application client backs up databases and transaction logs
to the server. The backup-archive client backs up other files on
Machine 3's file system, including the database administrator's online
documentation and performance records. The scheduler wizard is used to
install a scheduler service for the backup-archive client and a second
scheduler service for the application client. The two clients use the
information in their client options files to connect to the server.
- Machine 4 -- Server and local backup-archive client on the same
machine
- Machine 4 contains a server and a local backup-archive client. For
this client (packaged with the TSM server), the scheduler is configured during
setup, and the administrator need only update the password.
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