Implementing IBM tivoli workload scheduler V 8.2 : extended agent for IBM tivoli storage manager / Vasfi Gucer et al.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gucer, Vasfi.

Contributor:

Ellery, John.

Buehler, Carl.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.

Electronic data processing.

Production scheduling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Jose, CA : IBM, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Tivoli Workload Scheduler overview

1.1.1 Software configurations used for this redbook

1.1.2 Tivoli Workload Scheduler concepts and terminology

1.1.3 Tivoli Workload Scheduler architecture

1.1.4 Extended agents

1.2 Tivoli Storage Manager overview

1.2.1 What are the benefits of a TSM Extended Agent?

1.3 Summary

Chapter 2. Extended agent functions

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Workstation definition

2.3 Method options file

2.4 Access method interface

2.4.1 Method command line syntax

2.4.2 Task options

2.4.3 Example

2.5 Method response messages

2.6 Execution and troubleshooting

2.6.1 Executing the method

2.6.2 Killing a job

2.6.3 Method troubleshooting

2.7 Summary

Chapter 3. Case study: TSM Extended Agent

3.1 Tivoli Storage Manager operations

3.2 Testing the TSM Extended Agent solution

3.3 Summary

Chapter 4. Sample scenarios

4.1 TSM Extended Agent solution components

4.2 Tivoli Storage Manager command execution

4.3 When to use the TSM Extended Agent

4.4 TSM Extended Agent installation

4.5 Creating job definitions

4.5.1 Tivoli Storage Manager client command strings

4.5.2 Tivoli Storage Manager Admin command strings

4.5.3 Scheduling jobs using the workstation class

4.6 Description of the scenarios

4.6.1 Database backup

4.6.2 Backup device configuration

4.6.3 Backup volume history

4.6.4 Clean volume history

4.6.5 Expiration process

4.6.6 Reclamation process

4.6.7 Migration process

4.6.8 Restore

4.7 Summary

Appendix A. TSM Extended Agent source code

Parms script code

TSM Extended Agent code

Sample tsmxagent.opts file.

Appendix B. Additional material

Locating the Web material

Using the Web material

System requirements for downloading the Web material

How to use the Web material

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"May 2005."

Includes index.

OCLC:

228138524