Tivoli Storage Manager Quick Reference for the Backup-Archive Clients
To start a TSM GUI session, use one of the following methods:
- Double-click on the TSM Backup icon.
- Drag and drop a preferences file onto the TSM Backup icon
To run a GUI backup, perform the following steps:
- Click on Backup from the TSM main window.
- Expand the folder tree. Select the object that you want to back
up. To search or filter files, click on the Edit
menu> Find item.
- Select the type of backup from the pull-down menu:
- To perform an incremental backup: click Incremental
(complete).
- To perform an incremental by date: click Incremental (date
only).
- To perform a selective backup: click Always
backup.
- To modify specific backup options click the Backup Options
button located to the right of the Estimate button. The
options you select are effective during the current TSM session
only.
- Click on Backup. The Task List window displays backup
processing status.
To run a GUI restore, perform the following steps:
- Click on Restore from the TSM main window.
- Expand the folder tree. Click on the objects that you want to
restore. To search or filter files, click on the Edit
menu> Find item.
To restore a backup set, locate and expand the Backup Sets
folder tree object:
- To restore the backup set from a local device, expand the Local
object and specify the local device.
- To restore a backup set from the server, expand the Server
object and select the backup set name.
- To modify specific restore options click the Restore Options
button located to the right of the Estimate button. The
options you select are effective during the current TSM session
only.
- Click on Restore. The Restore Destination window
displays. Enter the appropriate information.
- Click on Restore. The Task List window displays the
restore processing status.
To archive folder or drive files you can use search and filter criteria to
locate the files that match that criteria. To search or filter files
during an archive operation, perform the following steps:
- Click on Archive from the TSM window. The Archive window
displays.
- Expand the folder tree. Select the object you want to
archive. To search or filter files, click on the Edit
menu> Find item.
- To modify specific archive options click the Archive Options
button located to the right of the Estimate button. The
options you select are effective during the current TSM session
only.
- In the Description field:
- Enter a description, or
- Accept the default description, or
- Select an existing description from the drop-down list.
- To modify specific archive options click the Archive Options
button located to the right of the Estimate button. The
options you select are effective during the current TSM session
only.
- Click on Archive. The Task List window
displays the archive processing status.
Retrieve a file when you want to return an archive copy from the TSM server
to your workstation. To retrieve an archived file:
- Click on Retrieve from the TSM window. The Retrieve
window displays.
- Expand the folder tree. Select the object you want to
retrieve. To search or filter files, click on the Edit
menu> Find item.
- To modify specific retrieve options click the Retrieve Options
button located to the right of the Estimate button. The
options you select are effective during the current TSM session
only.
- Click the Retrieve button. The Retrieve Destination
window displays. Enter the appropriate information.
- Click on Retrieve. The Task List window
displays the retrieve processing status.
To display GUI online help, do one of the following:
- Click on the question mark ? icon in many windows
- Select the Help menu> TSM Backup Guide item
You can double-click on the TSM Scheduler icon, but the
scheduler will not start up automatically the next time you start your
machine.
To start the scheduler automatically when you start your machine:
- Open the system folder> Startup Items folder. The
Startup Items window displays.
- Locate and click on the Tivoli Storage Manager folder
icon:
- Daemon Mode: To run the scheduler in the background in
sleep mode, which requires little memory: highlight the TSM
Scheduler daemon icon
- Standalone Mode: To run the scheduler continuously, which
requires more memory: highlight the TSM Scheduler icon
- Select the File menu> Make alias item
- Drag and drop the TSM Scheduler Daemon alias, or the TSM
Scheduler alias, from the TSM window to the Startup Items window
- Restart your system.
The scheduler log file provides information about which schedule runs
next and which files are processed. The default file name, TSM
Scheduler Log, is created in the TSM application folder.
To stop the scheduler:
- Daemon Mode: Remove the alias from your Startup
Items folder and restart, or use a utility, such as
ProcessWatcher, to end the daemon process.
- Standalone Mode: Select the File menu>
Quit item.
- Select File menu> Quit item
- Press Command+Q
For more information, see the following references:
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TSM Installing the Clients
| SH26-4102
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TSM for Macintosh Using the Backup-Archive Client
| SH26-4103
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TSM Preferences
| (online file)
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TSM Preferences Documentation
| (online file)
|
TSM Read Me
| (online file)
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