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The few steps below describe in short how to install Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) on Debian 5 (Lenny) x64.

1. Download the latest 5.x TSM client

# wget ftp://ftp.wu-wien.ac.at/mirrors/tsm/maintenance/client/v5r5/Linux/LinuxX86/v552/5.5.2.0-TIV-TSMBAC-LinuxX86.tar

2. Install alien and dependencies

# apt-get install alien gawk libstdc++5

3. untar the TSM client software

# tar -xvf 5.5.2.0-TIV-TSMBAC-LinuxX86.tar
NOTICES.TXT
README_enu.htm
README_api_enu.htm
README_hsm_enu.htm
TIVsm-API.i386.rpm
TIVsm-API64.rpm
TIVsm-BA.i386.rpm
TIVsm-HSM.i386.rpm

4. Convert the RPM packages using alien

# alien -g TIVsm-API.i386.rpm
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package TIVsm-API: postinst prerm
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
Directories TIVsm-API-5.5.2 and TIVsm-API-5.5.2.orig prepared.
# alien -g TIVsm-BA.i386.rpm
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package TIVsm-BA: postinst prerm
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
Directories TIVsm-BA-5.5.2 and TIVsm-BA-5.5.2.orig prepared.

5. Adjust the control files

# mv TIVsm-API-5.5.2/debian TIVsm-API-5.5.2/DEBIAN
# mv TIVsm-BA-5.5.2/debian TIVsm-BA-5.5.2/DEBIAN
# vi TIVsm-API-5.5.2/DEBIAN/control
# vi TIVsm-BA-5.5.2/DEBIAN/control

The control file should like the following:

Source: tivsm-api
Section: non-free
Priority: extra
Maintainer: root <root@localhost>

Package: tivsm-api
Architecture: all
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Description: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager API

6. Build the packages

# dpkg -b TIVsm-API-5.5.2
dpkg-deb: building package `tivsm-api' in `TIVsm-API-5.5.2.deb'.
# dpkg -b TIVsm-BA-5.5.2
dpkg-deb: building package `tivsm-ba' in `TIVsm-BA-5.5.2.deb'.

7. Install the packages

# dpkg -i TIVsm-API-5.5.2.deb
Selecting previously deselected package tivsm-api.
(Reading database ... 146642 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking tivsm-api (from TIVsm-API-5.5.2.deb) ...
Setting up tivsm-api (5.5.2) ...
# dpkg -i TIVsm-BA-5.5.2.deb
Selecting previously deselected package tivsm-ba.
(Reading database ... 146716 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking tivsm-ba (from TIVsm-BA-5.5.2.deb) ...
Setting up tivsm-ba (5.5.2) ...
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8. Post install issues

# echo "/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin" >> /etc/ld.so.conf
# ldconfig
# ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/lang/en_US /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/

And you’re done installing TSM. You’re now ready to proceed to the configuration. The TSM configuration files are located in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin. You can start by copying the sample files.

# cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
# cp dsm.opt.smp dsm.opt
# cp dsm.sys.smp dsm.sys

Have a look at the IBM docs for the configuration options.