A couple of ways to do this:

* Set DSM_CONFIG to point to the desired dsm.opt file, then start dsm.exe.

   Example:

      set DSM_CONFIG=D:\somedir\andy.opt
      dsm

* Start dsm.exe and pass in -optfile=path_to_your_options_file

   Example:

      dsm -optfile=D:\somedir\andy.opt

Regards,

Andy

____________________________________________________________________________

Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
Product support:
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivoli_storage_manager

Online documentation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html

Product Wiki:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2018-04-19
12:35:18:

> From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 2018-04-19 12:40
> Subject: Starting TSM Windows GUI with a specific dsm.opt
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> With the pending demise of the web interface, we need to find an
> alternative way to run the Windows GUI pointing to a specific dsm.opt -
not
> in the default location.
>
> Is there a document with run-time options for the GUI, which seems to
just
> launch dsm.exe / dsmagent?  Or is this an environmental variable?
>
> Either way, we need an way to replace the web interface.
>
> --
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