Get more out of your SAN with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager / Charlotte Brooks ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Charlotte., Author.

Contributor:

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic data processing--Backup processing alternatives.

Electronic data processing.

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Tivoli storage manager.

Physical Description:

xx, 436 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Jose, CA : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

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Chapter 1. Introduction to SANs and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

1.1 Overview of Storage Area Network

1.2 Introduction to Tivoli Storage Manager

1.3 Tivoli Storage Manager SAN functions

1.4 Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3 latest SAN functions

1.5 Tivoli Storage Manager SAN functions and products

Chapter 2. Tape library sharing planning

2.1 Library sharing overview

2.1.1 Library partitioning

2.1.2 Library sharing

2.2 Components of library sharing

2.2.1 Library Manager

2.2.2 Library Client

2.2.3 Library medium changer and library control

2.2.4 Library drives

2.2.5 Library control path failover

2.2.6 Data path failover

2.3 Benefits of tape library sharing with Tivoli Storage Manager

2.4 Requirements for tape library sharing

2.5 Tasks with Tivoli Storage Manager library sharing

2.5.1 Library Manager as a single Tivoli Storage Manager Server without Tivoli Storage Manager client data

2.5.2 Tivoli Storage Manager server maintenance planning

2.5.3 Library drive reset

2.5.4 Drive allocation

2.5.5 Deleting a library volume on the Library Manager

2.6 Moving to a dedicated Tivoli Storage Manager Library Manager

2.6.1 Preparing the new Tivoli Storage Manager Library Manager instance

2.6.2 Checking the server-to-server communication

2.6.3 Stop all activities on all Tivoli Storage Manager servers

2.6.4 Backing up the Tivoli Storage Manager database for all Tivoli Storage Manager servers

2.6.5 Listing all library volumes on the original Library Manager

2.6.6 Checking out library volumes on the original Library Manager

2.6.7 Creating library definitions on the new Library Manager.

2.6.8 Checking in library volumes on the new Library Manager

2.6.9 Deleting and defining the library on the old Library Manager

2.6.10 Deleting unneeded volume history entries on the old Library Manager

2.6.11 Updating all libraries on all Library Clients

2.7 Command differences in a library sharing environment

2.7.1 Auditing the library

2.7.2 The QUERY MOUNT and QUERY DRIVE commands

2.8 Interactions between Library Manager and Library Client

Chapter 3. SCSI tape library sharing

3.1 Introduction to SCSI tape library sharing

3.1.1 SCSI libraries

3.1.2 Library medium changer

3.2 Library sharing with SCSI/FC tape libraries

3.2.1 SAN zoning information

3.2.2 Installing on IBM AIX

3.2.3 Installing on Microsoft Windows 2000

3.2.4 Installing on Linux

3.2.5 Installing on SUN Solaris

3.3 Tivoli Storage Manager configuration

3.3.1 With the Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center

3.3.2 With the Tivoli Storage Manager command line interface

Chapter 4. IBM 3494 tape library sharing

4.1 Introduction to the IBM 3494 tape library

4.1.1 IBM 3494 Library Manager

4.1.2 Categories in an IBM 3494 library

4.2 Library Sharing with the IBM 3494 Tape Library

4.2.1 Installing on IBM AIX

4.2.2 Installing on Microsoft Windows

4.2.3 Installing on Linux

4.2.4 Installing on SUN Solaris

4.3 Tivoli Storage Manager configuration

4.3.1 Configuring server-to-server communication on the Library Manager

4.3.2 Defining the library on the Library Manager

4.3.3 Defining the library path on the Library Manager

4.3.4 Defining the drives for this library on the Library Manager

4.3.5 Defining the drive paths on the Library Manager

4.3.6 Defining a device class using the library on the Library Manager

4.3.7 Checking in library volumes on the Library Manager.

4.3.8 Creating the server-to-server communication on the Library Client

4.3.9 Defining the library on the Library Client

4.3.10 Defining the drives path for the Library Client on the Library Manager

4.3.11 Defining a device class that uses the library on the Library Client

Chapter 5. Library sharing with the ACSLS Manager

5.1 Introduction to the ACSLS Manager

5.1.1 Basic communication

5.2 Tivoli Storage Manager library sharing with the STK ACSLS Manager

5.2.1 Installing on IBM AIX

5.2.2 Installing on Microsoft Windows

5.2.3 Installing on Linux

5.2.4 Installing on SUN Solaris

5.3 Tivoli Storage Manager configuration

5.3.1 Defining server-to-server communication on the Library Manager

5.3.2 Setting the ACSLS options

5.3.3 Defining the library on the Library Manager

5.3.4 Defining the drives for this library on the Library Manager

5.3.5 Defining the drives path on the Library Manager

5.3.6 Defining a device class that uses the library on the Library Manager

5.3.7 Checking in library volumes on the Library Manager

5.3.8 Defining server-to-server communication on the Library Client

5.3.9 Defining the library on the Library Client

5.3.10 Defining the drive path for the Library Client on the Library Manager

5.3.11 Defining a device class that uses the library on the Library Client

5.3.12 Checking the setup

Chapter 6. Planning for LAN-free

6.1 Details about LAN-free backup

6.2 When to use LAN-free data movement

6.3 The ideal LAN-free client machine

6.4 Supported operating systems and requirements

6.5 Configuration preparations

6.5.1 Obtaining the device name(s)

6.6 Compatibility concerns

Chapter 7. LAN-free backup to tape

7.1 Overview of the lab environment

7.2 Setting up a policy domain for LAN-free clients.

7.2.1 Setting up a policy domain from the Administration Center

7.2.2 Setting up a policy domain using the command line interface

7.3 Registering a new client node

7.3.1 Registering the node from the Administration Center

7.3.2 Registering the node using the command line interface

7.4 Enabling LAN-free data movement

7.4.1 Setting LAN-free from the Administration Center

7.4.2 Setting up LAN-free data movement using the command line interface

7.4.3 Configuring the client

7.5 Configuring the Storage Agent

7.5.1 Configuring the Storage Agent from the Management Console

7.5.2 Configuring the Storage Agent using the command line interface

7.6 Verifying the LAN-free path

7.7 Communicating with and monitoring the Storage Agent

7.7.1 Querying from the Tivoli Storage Manager server

7.7.2 Using the command line interface

7.8 Configuring other Tivoli products for LAN-free

Chapter 8. LAN-free backup to disk

8.1 Introduction to LAN-free backup to disk

8.2 Preconfiguration: Setting up SANergy

8.3 Overview of the lab environment

8.4 Summary of LAN-free disk configuration

8.5 Setting up the SAN-attached disk device on the Tivoli Storage Manager server

8.5.1 Setting up the SAN disk device from the Administration Center

8.5.2 Setting up the SAN disk device using the command line interface

8.6 Creating a policy domain for LAN-free clients

8.6.1 Creating a policy domain from the Administration Center

8.6.2 Creating a policy domain using the command line interface

8.7 Registering client node(s)

8.7.1 Registering the node from the Administration Center

8.7.2 Registering a node using the command line interface

8.8 Setting up server-to-server communication

8.8.1 Setting up server-to-server communication from the Administration Center.

8.8.2 Setting up server-to-server communication using the command line interface

8.9 Installing and configuring the client

8.9.1 LAN-free options (used between the client and the Storage Agent)

8.10 Configuring the Storage Agent

8.10.1 Setting up the Storage Agent from the Administration Center

8.10.2 Setting up the Storage Agent using the command line interface

8.11 Enabling LAN-free data movement

8.11.1 Enabling LAN-free from the Administration Center

8.11.2 Enabling LAN-free with the command line interface

8.12 Verifying the LAN-free path

Chapter 9. Tivoli Storage Manager SAN Discovery

9.1 SAN device mapping

9.2 New or updated Tivoli Storage Manager commands

9.2.1 SANDISCOVERY server option

9.2.2 QUERY SAN command

9.2.3 DEFINE LIBRARY command

9.2.4 DEFINE DRIVE serial number

9.2.5 DEFINE DRIVE element number

9.2.6 SAN Discovery error messages

9.2.7 New Tivoli Storage Manager messages

9.3 Platform support and usage instructions

9.3.1 Information for Windows systems

9.3.2 Information for AIX systems

9.3.3 Information for Linux systems

9.3.4 Information for Solaris systems

9.4 Example of the automatic device mapping feature

Chapter 10. Server-free data movement

10.1 Overview of server-free data movement

10.1.1 Related options

10.1.2 Data format for server-free data movement

10.2 Requirements for server-free data movement

10.2.1 Preparing for server-free data movement

10.3 Server-free data movement in our lab environment

10.3.1 Server-free backup and restore

Chapter 11. Tivoli Storage Manager for Hardware - Data Protection for ESS for mySAP™

11.1 Introduction to Data Protection for mySAP™

11.2 Overview of the test environment

11.2.1 Overview of the procedures

11.3 Requirements and prerequisites

11.3.1 Hardware requirements.

11.3.2 Software requirements.

Notes:

"This edition applies to version 5, release 3 of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and related products."

"June 2005."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

62233699