Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide


Managing the Node Name and Password

You may occasionally need to modify the node name and password for client nodes. For client nodes running Windows NT, the updates must be made in the Windows NT registry in addition to updating the database. Because the TSM scheduler runs as an NT service, the Windows NT registry must be updated any time the node name and password are updated on the server.

TSM provides the DSMCUTIL utility to make updates to the Windows NT registry.

To change the node and password:

  1. Click Start Menu > Program Files> Command Prompt. The Command Prompt dialog appears.
  2. Change to the directory in which the DSMCUTIL utility resides. For example:
    c:
    
    cd c:\"program files"\tivoli\tsm\baclient
    
  3. Type a command (on a single line) to install the scheduler and place the node name and password in the Windows NT registry and identify the options file. For example,
    dsmcutil install /name:"TSM Scheduler" /autostart:yes /node:client
     /password:client /optfile:c:\"program files"\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsm.opt                       
    

    Notes:

    1. The client node name and password in the command string are the installation defaults: client.

    2. Note that you must use quotes if the name includes a space. If the DSMCUTIL utility fails to complete successfully, ensure that the server is running and that the node is properly registered.

    3. You should substitute the node name of a registered client, application client, or host server node, and the password that will be stored in the NT registry. The node name is the name that the administrator associates with a schedule. After the node name and password have been stored in the registry, the TSM Scheduler runs as a protected account under its own authority.


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