IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Managing data for client nodes

You might need help to generate backup sets and enable subfile backups for client nodes. Subfile backups are only applicable to Windows clients. You can also use data validation for client nodes so that any data corruption is identified when data is sent over the network between the client and server.

Validating a node's data
Data validation can identify data corruption during a client session when data is sent between a client and the server. IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager provides the option of specifying whether a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is performed during a client session to validate data sent over the network between a client or a storage agent and the server.
Encrypting data on tape
It is often critical to secure client data, especially when that data might be of a sensitive nature. To ensure that data for off-site volumes is protected, IBM tape encryption technology is available.
Securing sensitive client data
After client data has been deleted, it might still be possible to recover it. For sensitive data, this condition is a potential security exposure. The destruction of deleted data, also known as shredding, lets you store sensitive data so that it is overwritten one or more times after it is deleted.
Creating and using client backup sets
A backup set is a collection of backed-up data from one client, which is stored and managed as a single object on specific media in server storage. The server creates copies of active versions of a client's backed up objects that are within the one or more file spaces specified with the GENERATE BACKUPSET command, and consolidates them onto sequential media.
Enabling clients to use subfile backup
A basic problem that remote and mobile users face today is connecting to storage management services by using modems with limited bandwidth or poor line quality. This creates a need for users to minimize the amount of data they send over the network, as well as the time that they are connected to the network.
Archiving data
Managing archive data on the server becomes important when you have client nodes that archive large numbers (hundreds or thousands) of files every day.

Parent topic: Managing client operations

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