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Bucky Backup - Installing the Bucky Backup Client for Windows

This document explains how to install and configure the Bucky Backup client for a Windows machine. If you already have the Bucky Backup client installed, then see the document Bucky Backup - Upgrading the Bucky Backup Client for Windows for instructions on upgrading to the latest version of the Bucky Backup client.

The Bucky Backup client installation is comprised of the following steps:

• Bucky Backup Registration
• Preparing for the Bucky Backup Client Installation
• Installing the Bucky Backup Client
• Configuring the Bucky Backup Client

Bucky Backup Registration

In order to use the Bucky Backup service, you must register as a Bucky Backup user. During the registration process, you will create a unique node name for your computer and a password.

Preparing for the Bucky Backup Client Installation

1. Review the latest 32-bit or 64-bit Readme file.
2. Confirm that your Windows machine meets the Version 5.5 Bucky Backup Microsoft Windows Client Requirements. Note that DoIT only officially supports what's listed here.
3. Although it will run on 64-bit operating systems, be aware that DoIT does not officially support 64-bit Windows Server operating systems.
4. Check the list of known problems and limitations for the Bucky Backup client.

Installing the Bucky Backup Client

1. Log onto your machine as Administrator or as someone with administrative privileges.
2. Download the appropriate version of Tivoli Storage Manager Client for your operating system:
• 32-bit TSM v5.5.2 Client for Windows
• 64-bit TSM v5.5.2 Client for Windows
3. Double-click on the file you just downloaded. This will extract all the needed installation files to a temporary directory. You can just accept the default location of C:\tsm_images.
4. After all files are extracted, you will be prompted for a language to run the installer in. English is the only supported language.
5. Go through the installer, accepting all default configurations.
6. (Optional) When it’s finished, delete the folder C:\tsm_images & the file you downloaded above.

Configuring the Bucky Backup Client

1. Locate your registration response email from the DoIT Datacenter & note the "Servername" line in there. Right-click on the corresponding dsm.opt link below and select the option to save the file to your hard disk. Save it in \Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient.
• If this is not a fresh install, you should be following the instructions on Bucky Backup - Upgrading the Bucky Backup Client for Windows.
• Bucky4 dsm.opt.
• Bucky3 dsm.opt.
• Bucky2 dsm.opt.
• Bucky1 dsm.opt.
2. Open the dsm.opt file you just saved in your favorite text editor (such as Notepad). Delete the asterisk in front of the “NODENAME” statement and change “your_node_name_here” to your actual node’s name.
   
   
   
3. (Optional) You are encouraged to read through the rest of the dsm.opt file in order to make yourself more familiar with Bucky Backup’s workings. It will backup everything on your computer without encryption by default. Please see the sections on DOMAIN Statement and INCLUDE & EXCLUDE Statements in this document for information on how to limit the backups. The complete list of all options and the necessary syntax for them can be found here.
4. Save and close dsm.opt

Installing the Client Scheduler

1. Start the “TSM Backup Client” by double-clicking on the newly created icon on your desktop, or by going to Start -> (All) Programs -> Tivoli Storage Manager -> Backup Archive GUI.
2. Enter your node name and password when prompted. This should bring you to the main Backup Archive GUI screen where you can select from “Backup”, “Restore”, “Archive” & “Retrieve”. If you made it to this screen, go onto the next step. If you encountered some kind of error, please “OK” out of it, close the program, re-launch it and retry your node name and password, making sure caps lock is not on. If that doesn’t help, call the Help Desk to report the problem at 264-HELP (264-4357).
3. Install the scheduler service. This is what facilitates the backing up of your data during your scheduled backup time.
• From within the “Tivoli Storage Manager” window, go to Utilities -> Setup Wizard.
  
  
  
• Make sure that only “Help me configure the TSM Client Scheduler” is checked. Hit Next.
  
  
  
• Make sure there is a mark next to “Install a new or additional scheduler”. Hit Next.
  
  
  
• Give it the name “TSM Scheduler”; install it on your local machine, and make sure the “Client Acceptor daemon (CAD)” check box is cleared. Hit Next.
  
  
  
• The option file should be “dsm.opt” and live within the subdirectory called “baclient” where you installed TSM. Browse to it if necessary and hit Next.
  
  
  
• Enter your Bucky Backup node name and password, then hit Next.
  
  
  
• Use the system account and have the service start automatically when Windows boots. Hit Next.
  
  
  
• Specify schedule and error log file names. They should be “dsmsched.log” and “dsmerror.log”, respectively. If you want Bucky Backup events to be logged in the NT Event log, check the box at the bottom. Hit Next.
  
  
  
• Make sure “Yes” is marked for starting the new service upon completion of the wizard.
  
  
  
• Hit Finish to install the new scheduler service. It will probably take a minute or two. Be patient. You will get a dialog box telling you it installed successfully when it finishes. Hit OK on that, then exit the program.
  
  
  
  
  
4. Open the file \Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmsched.log in your favorite text editor. Look at the bottom of the file for information like this:
   
   
   The important thing to look at is the “Server Window Start” information. This tells you when your next scheduled backup is supposed to take place. If things don’t look right, please call the Help Desk at 264-HELP (264-4357).
5. Make sure you leave your computer turned on and the scheduler running during the time that you backups are scheduled to occur.
6. It is recommended that you read through the Tips for Windows section now.