Tivoli Storage Manager Installing the Clients
This chapter provides the client environment prerequisites for all TSM
supported client platforms. Table 5 lists the location of the environment prerequisites for each
supported platform.
Attention |
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For current information concerning the client environment prerequisites for
all TSM supported client platforms refer to the README file that is
shipped on the product installation media. |
Table 5. Client Requirements
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the AIX
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- AFS/DFS client
- TSM API (32-bit and 64-bit)
- X/Open API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- A RISC System/6000 or pSeries
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: 64 MB
This includes any applications running on IBM's Scalable POWERparallel
Systems 2 (SP2).
Software Requirements
- AIX 4.3.3
- AIX 5L for POWER V5.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) with JFS2 file system
support
- AIX 4.3.3 and AFS 3.6 for TSM AIX AFS client
- AIX 4.3.3 and DCE/DFS 3.1 for TSM AIX DFS client
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with AIX/6000)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Shared Memory
| TCP/IP (Standard with AIX/6000)
| AIX
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Window System X11R6
- Motif 1.2 or 2.0
- Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the AIX 5L
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- A Power PC machine (64-bit CHRP-compliant)
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: 64 MB
This includes any applications running on IBM's Scalable POWERparallel
Systems 2 (SP2).
Software Requirements
- AIX 5L for POWER V5.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) with JFS2 file system
support
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with AIX 5L for POWER)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Shared Memory
| TCP/IP (Standard with AIX 5L for POWER)
| AIX
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Window System X11R6
- Motif 1.2 or 2.0
- Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the HP-UX
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command line)
- TSM API (32-bit and 64-bit)
- X/Open API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- An HP 9000 Series 700 or 800 workstation
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with HP-UX)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Shared Memory
| TCP/IP (Standard with HP-UX)
| HP-UX
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Window System X11R6
- Motif 2.0
- Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
- CDE online help facility libraries: libDtHelp.sl and
libDtSvc.sl, typically located in /usr/dt/lib.
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Linux for X86
(Linux86) platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- X86 based PC architecture (for example Pentium) or higher
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
The backup-archive client requires the following software to run:
Notes:
- The client was certified by Tivoli for these distributions. Please
verify for other distributions that the software requirements listed above are
fulfilled.
- Please note that X Windows System X11R6 is a requirement to install the
client. If it is not installed and you do not plan to use the end user
GUI, you have to add the --nodeps option of rpm to disable the check for
requirements.
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Linux)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Linux for zSeries
or S/390 (Linux390) platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line)
- Administrative client (command line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- A 9672 G5 or G6, Multiprise 3000, or zSeries 900 (32 bit mode)
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
The backup-archive client requires the following software to run:
- Note:
- The Linux z/series and S/390 was certified by Tivoli for this
distribution. Please verify for other distributions that the software
requirements listed above are fulfilled.
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Linux)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Macintosh
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (GUI)
Hardware Requirements
- Any PowerBook or Power Macintosh personal computer
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 16 MB
Software Requirements
- MacOS 8 or MacOS 9
- MacTCP 2.0.6 or OpenTransport 1.1.1, or higher
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software::
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| MacTCP 2.0.6 or Open Transport 1.1.1 or
higher
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the NetWare
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- Any personal computer or workstation running as a NetWare file server
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: approximately 1 MB of RAM is needed for each 8,000 files per
volume
Software Requirements
- Novell NetWare 4.20 or 5.1 with current support patches from
Novell
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software on file server::
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
SNA LU6.2 (APPC)
| NetWare for SAA
| VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400
|
IPX/SPX
| IPX/SPX (Standard with Novell NetWare)
| Windows NT
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Novell NetWare)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Additional Software Requirements
Required NetWare Storage Management Services (SMS) modules available from
Novell.
System:
| Module:
| Version
|
NetWare 4.20
|
- TSA410.NLM
- TSANDS.NLM
- SMDR.NLM
|
- Version 4.14
- Version 4.14
- Version 4.10
|
NetWare 5.1
|
- TSA500.NLM
- TSANDS.NLM
- SMDR.NLM
|
- Version 5.03
- Version 5.12
- Version 5.04
|
Notes:
- If you want to execute remote backups, SMDR.NLM must be loaded on
the source and target servers, and the TSA modules must be loaded on the
target server.
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the NUMA-Q DYNIX/ptx
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- NUMA-Q 1000 or 2000
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
DYNIX/ptx Release 4.5.2
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
PTX TCP/IP
| PTX TCP/IP (Standard with DYNIX/ptx UNIX)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- The Windows component which comes standard with
DYNIX/ptx.
- A client workstation with X Windows X11R5/6, Motif 1.2 or higher,
and CDE.
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the OS/390 UNIX System
Services platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- Any System/390
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
Software Requirements
OS/390 V2R8, V2R9, or V2R10 with SMP/E
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| IBM TCP/IP
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Silicon Graphics
IRIX platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- A SGI workstation with MIPS processor IP19 (R4K) or higher
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
- IRIX UNIX 6.5 with EFS or XFS File systems
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with IRIX UNIX).
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Window System X11R6
- Motif 1.2 or 2.0
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Sun Solaris
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API (32-bit and 64-bit)
- X/Open API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- A SPARCstation or compatible workstation
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
- Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, or 8 (32-bit); Sun Solaris 7 or 8 (64-bit)
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Solaris)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Shared Memory
| TCP/IP (Standard with Solaris)
| Solaris
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Window System X11R6
- Motif 2.0
- CDE online help facility libraries: libDtHelp.sl and
libDtSvc.sl, typically located in /usr/dt/lib
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Tru64 UNIX
platform.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI)
- Administrative client (command-line)
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client
Hardware Requirements
- Any Compaq Alpha-processor machine
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media.
- Memory: 64 MB
Software Requirements
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Tru64 UNIX)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Additional Software Requirements
The backup-archive client GUI requires:
- X Windows System X11R6
- Motif 1.2 or 2.0
- CDE online help facility libraries: libDtHelp.sl and
libDtSvc.sl, typically located in /usr/dt/lib.
This section contains client environment information, TSM client
components, and hardware and software requirements for the Windows 98, Me, NT,
and 2000 platforms.
Client Components
- Backup-archive client command line and GUI
- Administrative client command line
- TSM API
- Web backup-archive client GUI
- Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver
- Note:
- The ODBC driver is installed via a separate package. Please refer to
the ODBCINST.TXT file for installation instructions. This file
is available in the Tivoli Storage Manager ODBC Driver install package.
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel-based 80486 processor or Pentium-based processor
- Disk space: see the README file that is shipped on the product
installation media
- Memory: 32 MB
The online installation instructions display how much space is required for
the selected installation options, and how much space is available on the hard
disk.
Software Requirements
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows NT Version 4.0 (SP3,
SP4, SP5, SP6, or SP6a), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server,
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Note:
- If you are deploying Active Directory using Windows 2000 Server/Advanced
Server/Datacenter, then we recommend installing Service Pack 2.
Communications Methods
To use this communication method:
| Install this software:
| To connect to these TSM servers:
|
TCP/IP
| TCP/IP (Standard with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, and Windows
2000)
| AIX, HP-UX, VM, z/OS, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT
|
Named Pipes
| Named Pipes (Standard with Windows NT and Windows 2000)
| Windows NT
|
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