Certification study guide : IBM tivoli storage manager version 5.3 / Sanver Ceylan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ceyland, Sanver.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Data recovery (Computer science).

Database management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Jose, CA : IBM, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Certification overview

1.1 IBM Professional Certification Program

1.1.1 Benefits of certification

1.1.2 Tivoli Software Professional Certification

1.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3 Certification

1.2.1 Job description and target audience

1.2.2 Key areas of competency

1.2.3 Required prerequisites

1.2.4 Core requirement

1.2.5 Test 799 Objectives

1.3 Recommended resources for study

1.3.1 Courses

1.3.2 Publications

Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

2.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

2.1.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager overview

2.1.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager architecture

2.1.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server

2.1.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup/Archive client

2.1.5 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager storage agent

2.1.6 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended edition

2.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager complementary products

2.2.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management

2.2.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Network

2.2.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Backup and Recovery

2.2.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for data protection

2.3 New features and changes with Version 5.3

2.3.1 ACSLS library support enhancements

2.3.2 Activity log management

2.3.3 Collocation by group

2.3.4 Communications options

2.3.5 Database reorganization

2.3.6 Disk-only backup

2.3.7 Enhancements for server migration

2.3.8 IBM 3592 WORM (Write Once Read Many) support

2.3.9 Increased block size for writing to tape

2.3.10 LAN-free environment configuration

2.3.11 NDMP operations

2.3.12 New interface to manage servers: Administration Center

2.3.13 SCSI library enhancements.

2.3.14 Simultaneous write inheritance improvements

2.3.15 Support for multiple IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client nodes

2.3.16 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager scheduling flexibility

2.4 Summary

Chapter 3. Requirements and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager functionality

3.1 What to know about the first section

3.2 Prerequisites of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3

3.2.1 Supported platforms

3.2.2 Supported devices

3.2.3 Hardware requirements

3.3 Prerequisites of Administration Center

3.3.1 Software requirements

3.3.2 Hardware requirements

3.4 Planning the implementation

Chapter 4. Solution development

4.1 What to know about the second section

4.2 Tivoli Storage Manager architecture considerations

4.2.1 Platform and server considerations

4.2.2 Server recommendations

4.2.3 Connecting with Tivoli Storage Manager across a firewall

4.2.4 Client architecture

4.3 Storage hierarchy

4.3.1 Policy components

4.3.2 Copy groups

4.3.3 Backup copy group

4.3.4 Archive copy group

4.3.5 Management class

4.3.6 Policy set

4.4 Planning disaster recovery management

4.4.1 Server recovery steps

4.4.2 Creation of up-to-date disaster recovery plan

Chapter 5. Implementing a solution

5.1 What to know about the third section

5.2 Tivoli Storage Manager Server installation

5.2.1 Basic installation

5.2.2 Customization

5.2.3 Licensing

5.2.4 User management and security

5.2.5 Defining a new database volume

5.2.6 Defining new recovery log volume

5.2.7 Mirroring

5.2.8 Database backup

5.3 Installing ISC and configuring Administration Center

5.3.1 Configuring the Administration Center

5.4 Backup-archive client installation

5.4.1 Client components

5.4.2 Client interfaces

5.4.3 Code installation

5.4.4 Customization

5.4.5 Establishing the session.

5.4.6 Transaction

5.5 Setting up storage pools

5.5.1 Defining a physical library

5.5.2 Defining a physical drive

5.5.3 Defining a device logical class

5.5.4 Defining a device physical path

5.5.5 Defining a device logical class

5.5.6 Defining primary storage pools

5.5.7 Defining storage pool logical volumes

5.5.8 Audit volume

5.5.9 Backup storage pool

5.5.10 Checking in library volumes

5.5.11 Checking out library volumes

5.5.12 Migration

5.5.13 Data movement

5.5.14 Reclamation

5.5.15 Reduce restore times

5.5.16 Collocation

5.5.17 Collocation by group

5.5.18 Query content

5.5.19 SQL commands

5.6 Backup

5.6.1 Traditional LAN and WAN backup

5.6.2 Progressive backup

5.6.3 Selective backup

5.6.4 Logical volume backup

5.6.5 Image backup

5.6.6 Open file backup

5.6.7 Adaptive subfile backup

5.6.8 Journal-based backup

5.6.9 Group backup

5.6.10 SAN (LAN-free) backup

5.6.11 Server-free backup

5.6.12 Split-mirror/point-in-time copy backup

5.6.13 NAS and NDMP backup

5.6.14 Active and inactive file versions

5.7 Archive

5.7.1 Packages

5.8 Backup set

5.9 Restore

5.9.1 Restartable restore

5.9.2 Point-in-time restore

5.9.3 Multi-session restore

5.9.4 Backup set restore

5.10 Retrieve

5.11 Scheduling

5.12 Compression

5.13 Encryption

5.14 Windows issues

5.14.1 Windows System Object

5.14.2 Automated System Recovery

5.15 SAN environment

5.15.1 Tape library sharing

5.15.2 LAN-free client data transfer on sequential media

5.15.3 Server-free data movement

5.16 Reporting utility of Tivoli Storage Manager

5.16.1 Client and server event reporting

5.16.2 SNMP heartbeat monitoring

5.16.3 SQL queries and ODBC interface

5.16.4 Operational reporting

5.17 Clustering support.

5.17.1 HACMP and client configuration

5.17.2 MSCS and client configuration

Chapter 6. Problem determination

6.1 What to know about the fourth section

6.2 Problem determination

6.2.1 Finding the problem

6.2.2 Tivoli Storage Manager messages

6.2.3 Problem determination steps

6.3 Hints and tips

6.3.1 Tivoli Storage Manager server tips

6.3.2 Client password tips

6.3.3 Client schedule

Appendix A. Lab exercises for Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3

Introduction to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager hands-on lab

Lab 1: Basic file backup and restore

Lab 2: Basic file archive and retrieve

Lab 3: New Administration Center functions

Health Monitor

Storage pools

Policy

Using another management class

TSM server database

Appendix B. Sample test questions

Sample test questions

Answer Key:

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

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How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"August 2005."

OCLC:

560080500