Examples of target naming setup

Examples are shown to explain the setup of the target naming and the profile including the VMware datastore, virtual machine, and the storage volume layout.

Example 1

The first example shows a setup where all three datastores are part of a single backup operation. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a simple setup with one DEVICE_CLASS specified in the profile. In this DEVICE_CLASS the parameters TARGET_SETS and TARGET_NAMING must specify a valid target naming schema:

Figure 1. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware target naming example 1

Example 2

The second example shows a setup where the three datastores are handled in three dedicated backup operations. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a complex setup with three DEVICE_CLASS parameters specified in the profile. In each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters, the parameters TARGET_SETS and TARGET_NAMING must specify a valid target naming schema. Each DEVICE_CLASS parameter represents one datastore:

Figure 2. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware target naming example 2

Example 3

The third example shows a setup where two of the datastores are handled in one backup operation and the third datastore is handled in a different backup operation. Two of the datastores are located on a second storage system. The storage volume layout provides three target volumes for each of the source volumes. This results in a complex setup with two DEVICE_CLASS parameters specified in the profile. Each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters handles all the storage volumes on one storage system. In each of the DEVICE_CLASS parameters, the parameters TARGET_SETS and TARGET_NAMING must specify a valid target naming schema.

Figure 3. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware target naming example 3