Monitoring storage solutions

After you implement a Tivoli® Storage Manager solution, monitor the solution to ensure that it operates correctly. By monitoring the solution on a daily and periodic basis, you can identify existing and potential issues. The information that you gather can be used to troubleshoot problems and optimize system performance.

About this task

The preferred way to monitor a solution is by using the Operations Center, which provides overall and detailed system status in a graphical user interface. In addition, you can configure the Operations Center to generate a daily email report that summarizes system status.

In some cases, you might want to use advanced monitoring tools to complete specific monitoring or troubleshooting tasks. To select and configure advanced monitoring tools, see Selecting, configuring, and using monitoring tools.

If you plan to diagnose issues with backup-archive clients, install Tivoli Storage Manager client management services on each computer where a backup-archive client is installed. In this way, you can ensure that the Diagnose button is available in the Operations Center for diagnosing issues with backup-archive clients. To install the client management service, follow the instructions in Installing the client management service.

Procedure

  1. Complete daily monitoring tasks. For instructions, see Daily monitoring checklist.
  2. Complete periodic monitoring tasks. For instructions, see Periodic monitoring checklist.
  3. To verify that your Tivoli Storage Manager solution complies with licensing requirements, follow the instructions in Verifying license compliance.