TSM 6.2 has automatic client deployment for Windows clients.

Automatic backup-archive client deployment
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2 can deploy backup-archive client code to
workstations that already have the backup-archive client installed.
You can now deploy backup-archive client code to candidate client workstations
from the Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2 Administration Center. From the
Administration Center, you can coordinate the client updates to each workstation
that is at release 5.4 and later to V6.2. You are helped through the process by
wizards that configure your workstation and schedule the deployments. The
backup-archive client deployment feature is available for Windows backup-archive
clients only.

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
David E Ehresman
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:52 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Probably easy tsm client install question

Gary,

Any plans on going to TSM 6?  I'm told it has a client distribution feature.

Has any one on TSM 6 used this feature?

>>> "Lee, Gary D." <GLEE AT BSU DOT EDU> 6/16/2010 10:40 AM >>>
Working on silent installs for our windows tsm clients.
Is there a way to only extract the install images from the downloaded exe files?

My eventual goal is to create a series of .cmd files to install or upgrade a 
tsm client on a remote machine without needing a remote desktop session.

Thanks folks for any help.


Gary Lee
Senior System Programmer
Ball State University
phone: 765-285-1310