IBM TSM Client 5.x install (trial) on your Laptop using KVM Virtual Machines

This article shows how to install IBM Tivoli client software on Linux.
Refer my earlier article on installing TSM server first.

Requirements

1. Red Hat Linux 5.x operating system
2. TSM client software version 5.5
3. One virtual machine for tsm server running RHEL 5.x
4. Another virtual machine for tsm client running RHEL 5.x

Downloads

TSM Client software - ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/client/v5r5/Linux/LinuxX86/v554/

 

Installing TSM Client

First install the operating system and network interface. I kept the VM with 8GB hard disk and 1 GB RAM.
Un-tar/unzip the TSM server software.


Install the extracted rpm's in following order:

rpm -ivh TIVsm-API.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh TIVsm-API64.rpm
rpm -ivh TIVsm-BA.rpm
 

Configuring the tsm client

cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
cp -p ./dsm.sys.smp dsm.sys

and edit dsm.sys to look like below:

   SErvername         SERVER1
   Nodename           tsm        # use only host part, do not use FQDN of TSM server
   COMMMethod         TCPip
   TCPPort            1500
   TCPServeraddress   tsm.likwid.com     # this is FQDN of TSM server
   Domain              /home          # to backup /home only, use ALL-LOCAL to backup all local folders
   Passwordaccess      generate       
   Passworddir         /etc/security/adsm
  
Save this file.

Create client user options

cp -p dsm.opt.smp dsm.opt

Edit above file to look like below:

   SErvername  SERVER1
   Subdir Yes
  
Create file to hold encrypted password:

mkdir /etc/security/adsm

Add below lines to your /root/.bash_profile file:

  export DSM_DIR=/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
  export DSM_LOG=/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
  export LANG=en_US 
  export LC_CTYPE=en_US
 
Add below lines to your /etc/inittab file:

cad::once:/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmcad >/dev/null 2>&1

Starting the TSM client

/usr/bin/dsmcad &

Verify client

ps -ef | grep dsmcad

The above process should be running.

Registering tsm client to tsm server

Now you need to register this client to the TSM server.

Go to your TSM server and give below command at the tsm prompt:

set registration open
Now your server is open to auto-register the client upon first connection.

At the client server run below command:

dsmc

You should get below dialog:

[root@tsmclient bin]# dsmc
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface
  Client Version 5, Release 5, Level 4.0 
  Client date/time: 11/10/2015 20:20:42
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2012. All Rights Reserved.

Node Name: TSM
Your ID (TSM) is not currently registered with the server.

Enter the following information to set up a new ID:

Please enter a password:
Enter new password for verification:
Enter contact information: my first tsm client by xxxx

Session established with server SERVER1: Linux/x86_64
  Server Version 5, Release 5, Level 7.0
  Server date/time: 11/10/2015 20:21:39  Last access: 11/10/2015 20:21:39

If all went well, your client is now connected with the TSM server. Congrats!

How to backup a file

From TSM client prompt run below command: (you can replace below redhat.repo file with any of your files)

tsm> incr /home/student/redhat.repo
You should get below output:

Incremental backup of volume '/home/student/redhat.repo'
Directory-->               4,096 /home/student [Sent]     
Normal File-->               190 /home/student/redhat.repo [Sent]     
Successful incremental backup of '/home/student/redhat.repo'

                                 
Total number of objects inspected:        8
Total number of objects backed up:        2
Total number of objects updated:          0
Total number of objects rebound:          0
Total number of objects deleted:          0
Total number of objects expired:          0
Total number of objects failed:           0
Total number of bytes transferred:     324  B
Data transfer time:                    0.00 sec
Network data transfer rate:        52,734.37 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate:          0.10 KB/sec
Objects compressed by:                    0%
Elapsed processing time:           00:00:03

Restoring this file

First move this file to other folder, or delete it before restoring.

Then, give the rest command as below:


tsm> rest /home/student/redhat.repo
Restore function invoked.

Restoring             190 /home/student/redhat.repo [Done]     

Restore processing finished.
                                 
Total number of objects restored:         1
Total number of objects failed:           0
Total number of bytes transferred:     214  B
Data transfer time:                    0.00 sec
Network data transfer rate:        13,932.29 KB/sec
Aggregate data transfer rate:          0.06 KB/sec
Elapsed processing time:           00:00:03



Check /home/student/redhat.repo, it should have been restored, if all went well.

Enjoy!