Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-06 Thread David Boyes
On 1/5/09 7:18 PM, Thomas Kern tlk_sysp...@yahoo.com wrote: Or set it to run as root under CRON and you can specify the filesystem such as 'dsmc incremental / /srv /oradb'. You can also have the output processed into a status message to be sent to a central administrator or to XYMON

Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-05 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
Is there a single reference point that could guide me in establishing TSM Backups from a Linux client to TSM running under Z/os? I've been bouncing around between the TSM Reference manual, Install Guide and Admin Guide and am more confused than ever. I've got zero Linux experience so any help

Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-05 Thread David Boyes
It's exactly like setting it up on AIX or Solaris. The basic steps are: 1) Unpack and install the RPM for the TSM client using rpm -i. 2) cd to wherever it installed it (we usually put it in /opt/tsm or /opt/dsmclient) 3) cp dsm.opt.smp to dsm.opt 4) edit dsm.opt to set any values you need

Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-05 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
. From: Linux on 390 Port [linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes [dbo...@sinenomine.net] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:19 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server It's exactly like setting it up

Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-05 Thread David Boyes
Have your TSM admin add the node to a schedule, then use dsmc sched to get the client to download the schedule from the TSM server. I don't remember whether Tivoli supplies init scripts or not, but if not, then you need to run that at boot time. On 1/5/09 3:42 PM, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]

Re: Setting up TSM backups to a Mainframe Server

2009-01-05 Thread Thomas Kern
Or set it to run as root under CRON and you can specify the filesystem such as 'dsmc incremental / /srv /oradb'. You can also have the output processed into a status message to be sent to a central administrator or to XYMON (formerly Hobbit). /Tom Kern David Boyes wrote: Have your TSM admin