Step 1. verifying the network connection, Step, Verifying – IBM TIVOLI SC32-0129-00 User Manual

Page 36: Network, Connection

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Install

the

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

client

or

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

data

protection

application

client,

and

the

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

API.

Specify

the

LAN-free

option.

-

Install

and

set

up

the

storage

agent.

–

IBM

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

Server:

Defining

the

storage

agent

and

configuring

devices

-

If

your

environment

is

using

tape

devices,

configure

the

library

and

drives

on

the

SAN.

-

If

your

environment

is

using

disk

devices,

configure

Enterprise

Management

and

define

the

FILE

device

class.

See

for

instructions

on

configuring

Enterprise

management.

v

Step

3:

Configuring

devices

for

the

storage

agent

to

access

–

Tape

devices.

–

Disk

devices.

v

Step

4:

(z/OS

only)

Formatting

Volumes

for

LAN-free

data

movement.

Volumes

for

sequential

access

storage

pools

that

support

LAN-free

data

movement

using

the

z/OS

data

manager

server

require

formatting

before

they

can

be

used.

LAN-free

sessions

will

fail

if

the

storage

pool

does

not

contain

any

formatted

volumes

and

does

not

allow

automatic

formatting.

v

Step

5:

Starting

the

storage

agent

and

verifying

the

LAN-free

configuration

–

Start

the

storage

agent.

–

Verify

the

LAN-free

configuration.

Step

1.

Verifying

the

Network

Connection

The

server

system

and

the

client

systems

must

be

attached

to

the

SAN

along

with

appropriate

storage

devices.

The

server

system

and

the

client

systems

must

also

be

connected

by

means

of

a

LAN.

The

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

for

Storage

Area

Networks

feature

requires

specific

levels

and

models

of

hardware

and

software.

Ensure

that

your

system

configuration

meets

the

hardware

and

software

requirements

for

the

SAN

setup.

For

details,

see

www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/

support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html.

Note:

If

you

will

be

using

a

storage

agent

with

disk

media,

you

must

install

Tivoli

SANergy

or

IBM

TotalStorage

SAN

File

System

on

the

applicable

machines.

Tivoli

SANergy

is

included

with

the

storage

agent

media.

Note

that

the

use

of

the

Tivoli

SANergy

components

included

with

the

IBM

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

for

Storage

Area

Networks

product

is

limited

to

use

to

enable

LAN-free

backup

and

restore

to

disk

in

conjunction

with

your

licensed

use

of

the

IBM

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

for

Storage

Area

Networks

product.

See

for

possible

Tivoli

SANergy

configurations.

See

the

IBM

Tivoli

SANergy

Administrator’s

Guide

for

details.

For

information

about

supported

file-sharing

software,

see

www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/
support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html.

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IBM

Tivoli

Storage

Manager

for

SAN

for

AIX:

Storage

Agent

User’s

Guide

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