2. Archiving Selected Files & Directories
To archive multiple files and/or directories, start the TSM Tools for Administrators
program from the TSMArchive Application folder. You should see the following menu appear:
Choose the OK button, then enter your local administrator password at the next screen.
Finally, enter the TSM Archive account password when prompted. The main screen of the TSM GUI should
display and you should click the Archive button.
The first time you access your HFS Archive account, a screen as below will display:
This is a one-time feature that displays only on the first access to the
Archive account. Click the Yes and the initial TSM Archive screen as below will display.
Expand the view of local partitions by clicking the arrow adjacent to the Local entry.
The folder tree can be expanded by clicking the arrow adjacent to a folder. Files in a a folder can be displayes in the right-hand window by clicking the folder name. Files and folders can be selected by clicking the grey selector boxes as displayed below.
Having selected the files and folders to archive, ensure the correct Description is selected.
By default this displays as Archive Date: dd-mm-yyyy. To archive the objects under an existing
Description, expand the drop-down list to the right and choose from the displayed list.
Alternatively, a new description may be entered by typing directly in the Description
field, as below.
Now Click the Archive button. The Task List
screen will next display as the TSM client constructs a list of local files and inspects them
against a list on the server. Files will then be archived as illustrated below.
The archive can be halted at any time by clicking the red circle button in the Task List window. A Detailed Status Report, as illustrated below, can be displayed by clicking the centre button in the Task List window.
Closing the Detailed Status Report while the archive is running returns focus to the Task List window above. Closing it when the archive is complete returns focus to the front window of the TSM GUI.
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