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 | stor...@us.ibm.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@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2018-04-19 12:35:18: > From: Zoltan Forray <zfor...@vcu.edu> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.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@VM.MARIST.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. > > -- > *Zoltan Forray* > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator > Xymon Monitor Administrator > VMware Administrator > Virginia Commonwealth University > UCC/Office of Technology Services > www.ucc.vcu.edu > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > u=http-3A__phishing.vcu.edu_&d=DwIBaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > siA1ZOg&r=Ij6DLy1l7wDpCbTfcDkLC_KknvhyGdCy_RnAGnhV37I&m=_FXf8_5jlV_NkxI- > VtskyJ0acVIamLMNwgDKTM8eaU0&s=fPOpg0IURcUT1ACxBi9WAl6n7J8NOkLhshS8Vq1PB0g&e= >