Install IBM TSM Client

The TSM Client is proposed only as a RPM. With alien you can convert the rpm to a deb. Download the tar file : ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/client/v5r5/Linux/ from IBM website then untar the file and alien all the rpm :

test# tar xf 5.5.0.0-TIV-TSMBAC-LinuxX86.tar
test# alien *.rpm

Now you've got all rpm in deb format, you can install those packages with dpkg :

test# dpkg --force-all -i *.deb

You would notice there's api64 and api files, do not install the api64 file on 32 bits system.

Now all your files are installed on /opt/tivoli. You have to add library in your ld cache first, those library are stored on /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin. You have to create a file in /etc/ld.so.conf.d/, for example tivoli.conf and add the path in it :

test# echo "/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/tivoli.conf

And then run ldconfig :

test# ldconfig

Finally just create a symbolic link in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin to /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/lang/en_US :

test# cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
test# ln -s ../../lang/en_US en_US

Now your client is ready to use. The rest is well documented in the IBM documentation.

Now you need an init script. So this is mine (based on /etc/init.d/skeleton) :

#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          dsmcad 
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:     
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Run the TSM Client acceptator
# Description:       Run the TSM Client acceptator provided by the IBM rpm.
### END INIT INFO
 
# Author: Etienne Bagnoud <tchetch@i-james.com> 
#
 
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
DESC="TSM Client acceptator"
NAME=dsmcad
DAEMON=/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/$NAME
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 
# Exit if the package is not installed
[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
 
. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
do_start()
{
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
                || return 1
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- \
                || return 2
}
 
do_stop()
{
        # TODO It seems that start-stop-daemon crash when stopping dsmcad
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=20/TERM/5/KILL --name $NAME
        RETVAL="$?"
 
        return "$RETVAL"
}
 
case "$1" in
  start)
        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
        do_start
        case "$?" in
                0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
                2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
        esac
        ;;
  stop)
        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
        do_stop
        case "$?" in
                0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
                2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
        esac
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop}" >&2
        exit 3
        ;;
esac
 
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• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=linux+start+dsmcad&uid=swg21159406&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en