To ensure LAN-free data
movement, you must verify that the hardware and software components
are configured correctly.
Before you begin
Before you verify the LAN-free configuration,
ensure that the correct device driver is installed if you use non-IBM
devices and if you are running
Tivoli® Storage
Manager on Windows:
|
64–bit |
Windows Server |
tsmscsi.sys64 |
Procedure
Verify the LAN-free configuration by completing the following
steps:
- Start the storage agent by changing
to the storage agent directory and issuing the DSMSTA command.
Tip: When the storage agent starts,
it contacts all available shared libraries, including those libraries
that do not have a defined path. As a result, a delay might occur
during startup processing. The storage agent also determines if the Tivoli Storage
Manager server is
a library client or library manager. If the server is a library client,
the storage agent attempts to define itself to the library manager
if it is not known to the library manager. When the storage agent
communicates with the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) information is displayed in the activity
log to indicate whether SSL is in use.
- Start the storage agent:
- Change to the storage agent directory.
- Issue the DSMSTA command.
Tip: When the storage agent starts, it contacts
all available shared libraries, including those libraries that do
not have a defined path. As a result, a delay might occur during startup
processing. The storage agent also determines if the Tivoli Storage
Manager server is
a library client or library manager. If the server is a library client,
the storage agent attempts to define itself to the library manager
if it is not known to the library manager. When the storage agent
communicates with the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) information is displayed in the activity
log to indicate whether SSL is in use.
- Start the storage agent:
- Change to the storage agent directory.
- Issue the DSMSTA command.
- Click Start.
Tip: When the storage agent starts, it contacts
all available shared libraries, including those libraries that do
not have a defined path. As a result, a delay might occur during startup
processing. The storage agent also determines if the Tivoli Storage
Manager server is
a library client or library manager. If the server is a library client,
the storage agent attempts to define itself to the library manager
if it is not known to the library manager. When the storage agent
communicates with the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) information is displayed in the activity
log to indicate whether SSL is in use.
- Run a backup operation from
the client.
- Log on to the Tivoli Storage
Manager server and
storage agent by using a Tivoli Storage
Manager administrative
command-line client.
- Verify that
the backup is LAN-free and the sessions are established by issuing
the QUERY SESSION command. In the command
output, look for information about bytes sent and bytes received.
If LAN-free data movement is occurring:
- Querying a session on the storage agent shows bytes received for
the node that increases to the total amount of data that is backed
up.
- Querying a session on the Tivoli Storage
Manager server shows
a few bytes (metadata) received for the same node.
If the node's session has these characteristics, and you receive
a message that states that the backup was successful, you configured
your system correctly.There are several ways to use the QUERY
SESSION command. If the storage agent is running in the
foreground, it is started in the command-line window. The window is
the storage agent console, and you can issue the command on the console.
Alternatively, you can use a command-line client to connect to the
storage agent on the administration port of the storage agent. Use
the same administrator ID and password for this command that you use
on the server.
- If you receive
a message that states that the backup failed, ensure that the following
conditions exist:
- The Tivoli Storage
Manager server
is running. If the Tivoli Storage
Manager server is
not running, the storage agent does not start.
- The client, storage agent, and server are communicating with
each other as expected.
- The device driver on the storage agent
is running.
- The mount and message is displayed on the storage agent console.
If you try the backup operation
again after the first failure, the client attempts to use the LAN
connection for data movement. To force LAN-free data movement, stop
and restart the client.