It is a little bit confusing about the TSM version convention, as different components may be at different versions. In my case, I am going to upgrade my TSM to 6.4.1. The server version is actually 6.3.4 instead of 6.4.1. Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 6.4.1 and Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 6.4.1 are made … Continue reading Upgrade TSM from 6.3.1 to 6.4.1
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TSM Operation Center
IBM has released the TSM operation center which is the new administration GUI for TSM. I think my next project will be upgrading my TSM 6.3 to 6.4, and install the operation center, as OC only supports TSM 6.3.4 and later version. Two nice tutorial videos that I found on Youtube, enjoy! Tivoli Storage Manager … Continue reading TSM Operation Center
vCO: Virtual Machine Backup/Archive Workflow
The purpose of having this workflow is to allow the user to backup or archive the virtual machine by themselves. In my example, I use TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) as the backup/archive solution. This is a really simple workflow. The key step is to run TSM Virtual Machine backup from command line then send the … Continue reading vCO: Virtual Machine Backup/Archive Workflow
TSM Dynamic Volume
In my previous post, I created a few fixed volumes for the backup pool in my TSM sandbox. In some scenarios, you may find it is flexible to use the dynamic volumes. In my TSM sandbox, I will configure the dynamic volumes to use the four 50G drives (G, H, I, J). 1) Update the device … Continue reading TSM Dynamic Volume
TSM Service Logging
The TSM service logging is disabled by default. If for some reason, the TSM service can not be started. You can turn the service logging on for troubleshooting. Set HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\ADSM\CurrentVersion\Server\Server1\Service\LogOutputToFile to 1 (enable) or 2 (disable)
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