Re: Windows PASSWORD and Multiple TSM servers

Thank you.  Just what I needed !




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Re: Windows PASSWORD and Multiple TSM servers






See my post of 16 November on the "Error writing registry password" thread
where I indicate the location of the registry password.

As long as the TSM servers don't have duplicate server names, you can use
the same node name to access more than one server without having encrypted
passwords stepping on each other.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 11/19/2004
11:32:06:

> I have a question about how/where the TSM client stores the
> "PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE" password on a W2K box.
>
> If a W2K box access multiple TSM servers (e.g. by switching/updating the
> DSM.OPT file), are the passwords to both TSM servers stored as seperate
> registry keys so as to not step on each other ?
>
> Or will this simply not work ?
>
> My problem is this.
>
> I need to move a node from one TSM server to another, via EXPORT NODE TO
> SERVER. The data movement will take a while and this will be done during
> the Thanksgiving holiday when everyone is gone, since I have to suspend
> backups during the export.
>
> I can remotely access and change the DSM.OPT file, and stop/start the
> scheduler service (via the TSMManager Agent) but I would not be able to
> answer the initial password prompt.
>
> So, my thought was to connect to the new TSM server, right now, and set
> the password, but go back to the old TSM server until next Wednesday.
>
> Will this work or am I just "blowing smoke" ???