Category: Storage

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 5


Finally, the last day comes. Happy Friday Unit 11: Automating operations Lesson 1: Scheduling options Two types of scheduling: Client scheduling/ Administrative scheduling on server The central scheduler supports two modes of client scheduling: - Client polling - Server prompted Scheduling options Lesson 2: Client scheduling - Backup-restore and archive-retrieve - Client operating system command … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 5 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 4


On the fourth day of training, I started to feel interested to learn more about TSM. Unit 9: Backup-archive client functions Lesson 1: Backup concepts Storage area networks and local area networks SAN – LAN Free VE does not support LAN Free Backup and restore review restore directory structure first, then restore the files Progressive … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 4 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 3


Eventually I found something neat in TSM on the third day, it is the TSM for VE (Virtual Environment). Unit 7: Customizing the Tivoli Storage Manager database and recovery log Lesson 1:  Database and recovery log functions and considerations Database and recovery log - Server uses database to manage information about client files- Recovery log … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 3 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 2


The second day of training. One more thing to add to the dislike list – not user friendly. Unit 4: Storage media devices Lesson 1: Media libraries attached to TSM Installing and configuring a media library Library: define library, define pathDevice class: define devclassDrive: define drive Supported device types http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\console\tsmdlst Configuring devices SCSI … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 2 →

TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 1


Today is my first day of the 5 days ‘Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation and Administration’ training (course TS611). More TSM training info can be found at : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/education/ The things that I don’t like TSM so far are 1) TSM does not offer a push method installation of   TSM client, 2) TSM does not integrate … Continue reading TSM 6.2 Implementation and Administration Training Day 1 →