Installing the Clients

Setting Environment Variables (Optional)

The Backup-Archive Client and the administrator client options file should reside in the same directory following installation, in which case setting environment variables is not required. If the C: drive is used, the files are usually located in the default directory:

   c:\win32app\ibm\adsm\baclient

If separate directories were specified during installation of the Backup-Archive Client and the administrator client, or if you decide to run ADSM from a directory other than the directory used during installation, you need to set the following environment variables:

PATH

This is the default search path the operating system uses to locate executable files. Set this to the fully qualified paths of the ADSM client directories.

DSM_CONFIG

This is the file that ADSM uses to locate the client options file.

Note:

Keep this file in a common location if both the back up and administrator clients use it.

DSM_DIR

ADSM uses this environment variable to locate all other client files.

1. Ensure that the current PATH statement includes the directory where the ADSM executable files reside. For example:

      SET PATH=C:\WIN32APP;...
   

2. Define the DSM_CONFIG environment variable to point to where your options file resides. For example:

      SET DSM_CONFIG=C:\WIN32APP\DSM.OPT
   

3. If you also installed the administrative graphical user interface, define the DSMG_CONFIG environment variable to point to where your client user options file resides. For example:

      SET DSM_CONFIG=C:\WIN32APP\DSM.OPT
   

4. Define the DSM_DIR environment variable to point to the directory where all other ADSM files reside. For example:

      SET DSM_DIR=C:\WIN32APP
   

Communication protocols have certain software associated with them. The ADSM client requires that the directory in which this software resides is in the current PATH statement.