HP-UX: Taking the first steps after you install Tivoli Storage Manager
After you install Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 7.1.4, prepare for the configuration. Using the configuration wizard is the preferred method of configuring the Tivoli Storage Manager instance.
About this task
Figure 1. You are in the configuring the Tivoli Storage
Manager server section.
- Update the kernel parameter values.
- Create the directories and user ID for the server instance. See HP-UX: Creating the user ID and directories for the server instance.
- Configure a Tivoli Storage
Manager instance.
Select one of the following options:
- Use the Tivoli Storage Manager configuration wizard, the preferred method. See HP-UX: Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager by using the configuration wizard.
- Manually configure the new Tivoli Storage
Manager instance.
See HP-UX: Configuring the server instance manually. Complete the following
steps during a manual configuration.
- Set up your directories and create the Tivoli Storage Manager instance. See HP-UX: Creating the server instance.
- Create a new server options file by copying the sample file to set up communications between the server and clients. See HP-UX: Configuring server and client communications.
- Issue the DSMSERV FORMAT command to format the database. See HP-UX: Formatting the database and log.
- Configure your system for database backup. See HP-UX: Preparing the database manager for database backup.
- Configure options to control when database reorganization runs. See HP-UX: Configuring server options for server database maintenance.
- Start the Tivoli Storage Manager server instance if it is not already started.
- Register your license. See HP-UX: Registering licenses.
- Prepare your system for database backups. See HP-UX: Specifying a device class in preparation for database backups.
- Monitor the server. See HP-UX: Monitoring the server.