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Tivoli Storage Manager for Macintosh Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide

Restoring a Disk In Case of Disk Loss

Tivoli Storage Manager can only recover your files if you can run the client. If the disk that contains the client is lost (from theft or hardware failure, for example), you must reinstall the client before you can recover your files. If you also lose the disk that contains the operating system and communication software, you must recover them before you can connect to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

To protect yourself against these kinds of losses, perform the following steps:

  1. Record the IP address, subnet mask, default router, and name servers in the TCP/IP Control Panel. You can use this information to reconfigure TCP/IP when you re-install MacOS.
  2. Record your nodename, TCP Server address, and TCP Port number from the Communications panel of the Preferences editor. The nodename information comes from the General panel in the Preferences editor. You will need this information to configure Tivoli Storage Manager Backup so you can restore your data.
  3. Re-install the MacOS from your Macintosh installation CD to access the network.
  4. Install the Tivoli Storage Manager for Macintosh installation program. You can either get this from the http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html site, or speak with your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator.


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