The Teradata Access Module for Tivoli installation process creates a special directory for holding Default and Client Option files, which typically default to C:\Program Files\Teradata Client\TDBAR. TIVARC.BAT and TIVADM.BAT establish environment variables that point to the Default and Client Option files. (For a list of these variables, see Environment Variables.) Copy and customize the Client Options files to match site-specific requirements.
Standardize the options used by the various components in the following ways, any of which can be overridden on the ARCMAIN command line, if necessary:
- The ARCDFLT.TXT configuration file holds the most common ARCMAIN command line options. For details about these options, see the Teradata Archive/Recovery Utility Reference (B035-2412). The DEFAULT option described in that manual explains the format of ARCDFLT.TXT (such as, comment lines).
- The TIVDFLT.TXT configuration file holds the most common options passed to the Teradata Access Module for Tivoli. This file uses the same format as the ARCMAIN default file.
- The Teradata Access Module for Tivoli does not provide a TSM Client Options file, but during the installation process the Teradata Access Module prompts for the location of the file that was created during the TSM installation process. TSM provides wizards for creating the TSM Client Options file. Therefore, it is acceptable to start from the wizard-generated file before doing further customization.