Tivoli Storage Manager Quick Reference for the Backup-Archive Clients


Macintosh Backup-Archive Client


Starting a TSM GUI Session

To start a TSM GUI session, use one of the following methods:

Performing a GUI Backup

To run a GUI backup, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on Backup from the TSM main window.
  2. Expand the folder tree. Select the object that you want to back up. To search or filter files, click on the Edit menu> Find item.
  3. Select the type of backup from the pull-down menu:
  4. To modify specific backup options click the Backup Options button located to the right of the Estimate button. The options you select are effective during the current TSM session only.
  5. Click on Backup. The Task List window displays backup processing status.

Restoring Backup Versions

To run a GUI restore, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on Restore from the TSM main window.
  2. Expand the folder tree. Click on the objects that you want to restore. To search or filter files, click on the Edit menu> Find item.

    To restore a backup set:

    1. Expand the Backup Sets folder tree object.
    2. To restore backup sets locally, expand the Local object and specify the local device or filename containing the backup set.
    3. To restore a backup set from the server, expand the Server object and select the backup set name.
  3. To modify specific restore options click the Restore Options button located to the right of the Estimate button. The options you select are effective during the current TSM session only.
  4. Click on Restore. The Restore Destination window displays. Enter the appropriate information.
  5. Click on Restore. The Task List window displays the restore processing status.

Performing a GUI Archive

To archive folder or drive files you can use search and filter criteria to locate the files that match that criteria. To search or filter files during an archive operation, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on Archive from the TSM window. The Archive window displays.
  2. Expand the folder tree. Select the object you want to archive. To search or filter files, click on the Edit menu> Find item.
  3. To modify specific archive options click the Archive Options button located to the right of the Estimate button. The options you select are effective during the current TSM session only.
  4. In the Description field:
  5. To modify specific archive options click the Archive Options button located to the right of the Estimate button. The options you select are effective during the current TSM session only.
  6. Click on Archive. The Task List window displays the archive processing status.

Retrieving Archives

Retrieve a file when you want to return an archive copy from the TSM server to your workstation. To retrieve an archived file:

  1. Click on Retrieve from the TSM window. The Retrieve window displays.
  2. Expand the folder tree. Select the object you want to retrieve. To search or filter files, click on the Edit menu> Find item.
  3. To modify specific retrieve options click the Retrieve Options button located to the right of the Estimate button. The options you select are effective during the current TSM session only.
  4. Click the Retrieve button. The Retrieve Destination window displays. Enter the appropriate information.
  5. Click on Retrieve. The Task List window displays the retrieve processing status.

Displaying GUI Online Help

To display GUI online help, do one of the following:

Starting the TSM Scheduler

You can double-click on the TSM Scheduler icon, but the scheduler will not start up automatically the next time you start your machine.

To start the scheduler automatically when you start your machine:

  1. Open the system folder> Startup Items folder. The Startup Items window displays.
  2. Locate and click on the Tivoli Storage Manager folder icon:
    1. Daemon Mode: To run the scheduler in the background in sleep mode, which requires little memory: highlight the TSM Scheduler daemon icon
    2. Standalone Mode: To run the scheduler continuously, which requires more memory: highlight the TSM Scheduler icon
  3. Select the File menu> Make alias item
  4. Drag and drop the TSM Scheduler Daemon alias, or the TSM Scheduler alias, from the TSM window to the Startup Items window
  5. Restart your system.

Displaying Scheduled and Completed Work

The scheduler log file provides information about which schedule runs next and which files are processed. The default file name, TSM Scheduler Log, is created in the TSM application folder.

Stopping the Scheduler

To stop the scheduler:

Ending a GUI Session


For Further Information


For more information, see the following references:
TSM Installing the Clients SH26-4119
TSM for Macintosh Using the Backup-Archive Client SH26-4120
TSM Preferences (online file)
TSM Preferences Documentation (online file)
TSM Read Me (online file)


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