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This manual provides information to help you perform the following tasks on your workstation:
The terms hierarchical storage management (HSM) and space management have the same meaning throughout this manual.
The HSM client includes two installed versions: a graphical user interface (GUI) client, and a command-line client. This manual provides information for both.
You must install the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client on your workstation before you can use the HSM client. This manual does not provide information about using the backup-archive clients. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager is a separate client-server licensed program that provides storage management services.
In addition to the HSM client, the following programs are included on several operating systems:
This manual includes instructions to set up and maintain the HSM client on a workstation. You should be familiar with your workstation and your operating system. As root user, you should be familiar with your system administration. In addition, you should be familiar with the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client.
Technical support information and publications are available at the following address:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
By accessing the Tivoli Storage Manager home page, you can access subjects that interest you. You can also access current Tivoli Storage Manager product information.
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager home page Self help section provides customers with a knowledge base of articles and information on issues with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager that they might be experiencing.
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Example | Description |
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autoexec.ncf | A series of lowercase letters with an extension indicates program file names. |
archive | Boldface type indicates a command that you type on a command line. |
dateformat | Boldface italic type indicates an option. |
filespec | Italicized type indicates either the name of a parameter, a new term, or a placeholder for information that you provide. Italics also are used for emphasis in the text. |
maxcmdretries | Monospace type indicates fragments of a program or information as it might appear on a display screen. |
plus sign (+) | A plus sign between two keys indicates that you press both keys at the same time. |
This section describes how to read the syntax diagrams that are used in this manual. To read a syntax diagram, follow the path of the line. Read from left to right, and top to bottom.
Syntax items, such as a keyword or a variable, can be:
Table 1. Description of Syntax Diagram Items
Syntax Diagram Description | Example |
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Abbreviations:
Uppercase letters indicate the shortest acceptable form. If an item appears entirely in uppercase letters, you cannot shorten it. Type the item in any combination of uppercase or lowercase letters. In this example, you can enter any of these choices either in uppercase or lowercase letters: KEYWO, KEYWORD, or KEYWOrd. |
>>-KEYWOrd----------------------------------------------------->< |
Symbols:
Enter these symbols exactly as they appear in the syntax diagram. |
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Variables:
Italicized lowercase items (var_name) indicate variables. In this example, you can specify a var_name when you enter the KEYWOrd command. |
>>-KEYWOrd--var_name------------------------------------------->< |
Repetition:
An arrow returning to the left indicates that you can repeat the item. A character or space within the arrow indicates that you must separate repeated items with a character or space. A footnote indicates the number of times that you can repeat the item. |
.--------. V | >>---repeat-+-------------------------------------------------->< .-,------. V | >>---repeat-+-------------------------------------------------->< .-------------. V (1) | >>---repeat------+---------------------------------------------><
Notes:
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Required Choices:
When two or more items are in a stack and one of them is on the line, you must select one item. In this example, you must select either A, B, or C. |
>>-+-A-+------------------------------------------------------->< +-B-+ '-C-' |
Optional Choice:
When an item is below the line, that item is optional. In the first example, you can select either A or nothing at all. When two or more items are in a stack below the line, all of them are optional. In the second example, you can select A, B, C, or nothing at all. |
>>-+---+------------------------------------------------------->< '-A-' >>-+---+------------------------------------------------------->< +-A-+ +-B-+ '-C-' |
Defaults:
Defaults are above the line. The default is selected unless you override it, or you can select the default explicitly. To override the default, include an option from the stack below the line. In this example, A is the default. Select either B or C to override A. |
.-A-. >>-+---+------------------------------------------------------->< +-B-+ '-C-' |
Repeatable Choices:
A stack of items followed by an arrow returning to the left indicates that you can select more than one item, or in some cases, repeat a single item. In this example, you can select any combination of A, B, or C. |
.-------. V | >>---+-A-+-+--------------------------------------------------->< +-B-+ '-C-' |
Syntax Fragments:
Some diagrams, because of their length, must fragment the syntax. The fragment name displays between vertical bars in the diagram. The expanded fragment displays between vertical bars in the diagram after a heading with the same fragment name. |
>>-| The fragment name |--------------------------------------->< The fragment name: .-A-. |--+---+--------------------------------------------------------| +-B-+ '-C-' |
Table 2 contains a list of the manuals that are a part of the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client library. Some of these manuals might be referred to in this manual.
Order manuals through your Tivoli representative or the Tivoli branch
office that serves your locality.
Table 2. Tivoli Storage Manager Client Manuals
Publication Title | Order Number |
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Macintosh: Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide | GC32-0787 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Messages | GC32-0767 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for NetWare: Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide | GC32-0786 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide | GC32-0789 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Using the Application Program Interface | GC32-0793 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows: Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide | GC32-0788 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Storage Agent User's Guide | GC32-0771 |
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Publications CD | SK3T-8176 |
All Tivoli publications are available for electronic download or order from the IBM Publications Center: http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order/.
If you have questions or comments regarding Tivoli publications and product documentation, please visit http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/contact.html to send an e-mail.
The International Technical Support Center (ITSC) publishes Redbooks, which are books on specialized topics such as using Tivoli Storage Manager to back up databases. You can order publications through your IBM representative or the IBM branch office serving your locality. You can also search for and order books of interest to you at the IBM Redbooks Web site at this address:
http://www.ibm.com/redbooks/
Tivoli Field Guides are designed to address specific technical scenarios or concepts that are often complex to implement or difficult to understand. All completed field guides are available free to registered customers and internal IBM employees at the following Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/Field_Guides.html
For support for this or any Tivoli product, you can contact Tivoli Customer Support in one of the following ways:
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Customers in the United States can also call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).
International customers should consult the Web site for customer support telephone numbers.
You can also review the IBM Software Support Guide, which is available on our Web site at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/handbook.html.
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