Configuring the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager adapter

You configure an adapter in Grid Manager. The configuration provides information about how the adapter interacts with the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager application. While each adapter must have a unique name, you can create multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties.

The form view provides an easy-to-use interface for configuring adapters. The form view prevents human errors that might occur as a result of copying the configuration XML from the adapter user guide into the UI when configuring an adapter. You can switch to the XML view to configure those elements and attributes that are not available as fields or to configure all the elements and attributes by using XML only. You cannot switch to the form view to modify the adapter configuration after you switch to the XML view to specify the elements that are not included in the form.

To configure the actor adapter:

1. Log on to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
2. To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab, and then click the Adapters tab.
3. In the Adapters in Repository list, select the check box corresponding to the type of adapter to be added.
4. To add an actor adapter, select the ro-adapter-ibm-tsm-actor [conbaoibmtsm:20.12.02.00] check box
5. To include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list, click Add to Grid.
6. Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.

7. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following substeps to configure the adapter using the form view or jump to step 8 to configure the adapter using the XML view: 

   Note

   Switching to the XML view means that you cannot thereafter use the form for modifying that configuration.

   1.  Enter a name for the adapter. 

      Tip

      Use IBMTSMActor as the actor adapter name, which is the default adapter name used by the processes in the AO-AD-IBM_Tivoli_Storage_Manager module.

   2. Enter a description for the adapter.

   3. Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements.
      
      The configuration elements for actor adapter are described in the Node elements required to configure the actor adapter table. 

      Note

      Include all required elements, which are indicated with an asterisk (*)

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8. (Optional) Configure the adapter in the XML view using the following substeps:
   1. Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
   2. Click Switch to XML View.
   3. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.

   4. In the Properties text box, use XML format to enter the configuration elements and attributes, and then click OK. 

      Note

      If the default value for an optional element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include empty elements.

   5. On the Warning message that appears, click Save.
      
      The adapter configuration with settings is saved. The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
      
      The following table describes the configuration elements and attributes for the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager actor adapter that you can specify by using the form view, XML view, or both. You cannot use the form view to configure elements and attributes that do not have an entry in the "UI label" column.
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The following figure shows an XML sample for the actor adapter configuration for plain password:

XML sample for configuring the actor adapter - plain password

The following figure shows an XML sample for the actor adapter configuration for encrypted password: XML sample for configuring the actor adapter - encrypted Base64 password