Tivoli Storage Manager Quick Reference for the Backup-Archive Clients


NetWare Backup-Archive Client


Starting a TSM Command Line Session

To start a command line session, do the following:

Performing a Command Line Backup

Restoring Backup Versions

To run a command line restore:

Note:You can use wildcard characters to restore groups of files, or entire directories.

Performing a Command Line Archive

Use the archive command to archive files. Use wildcards to archive groups of files. If you want to archive all the files in a directory and its subdirectories, use the subdir=yes option.

For example, to archive the files in the sys:proj directory and its subdirectories, enter:

   load dsmc archive sys:proj/  -subdir=yes

You can use more than one file specification with the archive command. For example, to archive the sys:proj/h1.doc file and the bindery, enter:

   load dsmc archive sys:proj/h1.doc bindery

Use the description option to assign a description to the archive, as follows:

   load dsmc archive sys:h1.doc -description="Chapter 1, first
   version"

Retrieving Archives

You can use the retrieve command to retrieve files or directories. Enter the file name you want to retrieve and its destination. If you do not indicate a destination, the files are retrieved to their original location. For example, to retrieve the sys:doc/h1.doc file to its original directory; enter:

   load dsmc retrieve sys:/doc/h1.doc

To retrieve this file under a new name, enter:

   load dsmc retrieve sys:doc/h1.doc sys:doc/h2.doc

Displaying Command Line Help

To display command line help, enter the following command:

   load dsmc help

Starting the TSM Scheduler

To start the TSM Scheduler, do one of the following:

To display information about scheduled work for your client node, enter:

   load dsmc query schedule

To display information about completed work for your client node: Check the dsmsched.log file in the current directory.

To stop the scheduler:

To stop the scheduler, start the communications software and enter:

unload dsmc

Using the Web Client

You can use the Web client to perform backup, archive, restore, and retrieve operations from any machine, or platform that supports a Java 1.1.6-capable browser, such as Netscape Navigator 4.06 or higher, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher. Using the Web client, you can back up and restore your own data, or a TSM administrator can centralize the backup or restore operations of many TSM clients. To use it, simply point your Web browser at any TSM client machine that is running the Web client. The Web client is only supported on a server that is Version 3 or higher.

To use the Web client perform the following steps:

  1. If you do not already have password files generated for TSM clients, specify passwordaccess generate and nwpwfile yes in the dsm.opt options file. See Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare Using the Backup-Archive Client, order number SH26-4100 for more information about options files.
  2. Start the native backup-archive client (dsmc.nlm) by entering
    load dsmc query session
    

    and, when prompted, enter your password to access the TSM server.

  3. Enter
    load dsmc query tsa
    

    and, when prompted, enter your NetWare user ID and password.

  4. If you have NDS installed, enter
    load dsmc query tsa nds
    

    and, when prompted, enter your NetWare user ID and password.

  5. Quit from the native TSM NetWare backup-archive client.
  6. Start the TSM Client Acceptor background process by entering the load dsmcad command. The TSM Web client agent service automatically starts when needed.

    The only options you can use with the dsmcad command are optfile and httpport.

    All the Web client messages are written to the Web client log file, dsmwebcl.log. Error messages are also written to the TSM error log file. The dsmwebcl.log file and the TSM error log file are located in the same directory specified by the errorlogname option.

    See Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare Using the Backup-Archive Client, order number SH26-4100 for more information.

  7. To use a Web client with an enterprise management server, ensure that you were assigned an administrative user id with system privilege, policy privilege, client access, or clientowner authority. If your server does not support enterprise management, then use your node name and password when prompted by the Web client. To determine whether your server supports enterprise management, contact your server administrator.
    Note:Use the revokeremoteaccess option to restrict an administrator with client access privilege from accessing your workstation through the Web client. Administrators with clientowner privilege, system privilege, or policy privilege can access the Web client. See Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare Using the Backup-Archive Client, order number SH26-4100, for more information about this option.
  8. You can access the TSM Web client using any browser that is Java1.1.6-capable by entering the following URL:
    http://your_machine_name:1581
    

    where your_machine_name is the hostname of the machine running the TSM Web client.

    Port 1581 is the default port number. The administrator can set a different port number using the httpport option. See Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare Using the Backup-Archive Client, order number SH26-4100, for more information about the httpport option.

    The Web client workstation can also be accessed through the TSM system administrative GUI.


Summary of Commands


LOAD DSMC Archive [options] filespec|BINdery|DIRectory
LOAD DSMC CANcel Restore [options]
LOAD DSMC Delete ACcess [options]
LOAD DSMC Delete ARchive [options] filespec|BINdery|DIRectory
LOAD DSMC Delete Filespace [options]
LOAD DSMC Help
LOAD DSMC Incremental [options] [filespec|filespacename]
LOAD DSMC [LOOP] [options]
LOAD DSMC MAcro macroname
LOAD DSMC Query ACcess [options]
LOAD DSMC Query ARchive [options] filespec|BINdery|DIRectory
LOAD DSMC Query Backup [options] filespec|BINdery|DIRectory or NDS
LOAD DSMC Query BACKUPSET [options] [backupsetname|filename]
LOAD DSMC Query Filespace [options]
LOAD DSMC Query Mgmtclass [options]
LOAD DSMC Query REStore
LOAD DSMC Query SChedule [options]
LOAD DSMC Query SEssion [options]
LOAD DSMC Query TSA [options] [tsaname|NDS|servername\NDS]
LOAD DSMC RESTArt restore [options]
LOAD DSMC REStore [FILE] [options] sourcefilespec|BINdery|DIRectory or NDS [destinationfilespec]
LOAD DSMC REStore BACKUPSET [options] [backupsetname|filename] sourcefilespec|BINdery|DIRectory or NDS[destinationfilespec]
LOAD DSMC RETrieve [options] sourcefilespec|BINdery|DIRectory [destinationfilespec]
LOAD DSMC SCHedule [options]
LOAD DSMC Selective [options] filespec|BINdery|DIRectory or NDS
LOAD DSMC SET Access archive|backup filespec node [options] [user]
LOAD DSMC SET Password [oldpw newpw] [options]


For Further Information


For more information, see the following references:
TSM Installing the Clients SH26-4102
TSM for NetWare Using the Backup-Archive Client SH26-4100
DSM.SMP, DSM.OPT (online files)
README.TXT, READAPI.TXT (online files)


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