What do you want to do next
This topic provides a guide for determining your course of action when getting started with your TS7650G system.
Terminology
IBM offers two TS7650 virtualization solutions:
- TS7650
- When used alone, this term signifies IBM's family of virtualization solutions that operate on the ProtecTIER® platform.
- TS7650G or Gateway
- These are terms for IBM's virtualization solution from the TS7650 family that does not include a
disk storage repository, allowing the customer to choose from a variety
of storage options. The TS7650G consists
of the following:
- Server
- There are five types of server that have been used in the Gateway.
The following are the currently supported servers:
- 3958 DD6
- This is a high performance server available since March 2016. The enclosure, or chassis, has space for two controller nodes in the rear, which accommodates a two-node cluster configuration in a 2u platform and eliminates the external cluster connection kit. In the front, the 3958 DD6 contains 24 SAS drive slots (only 2 of which actually contain SAS drives). The remaining 22 slots are unused by ProtecTIER, do not have any function, and are filled with dummy carriers. The 3958 DD6 also includes redundant power supplies in the rear of the unit.
- 3958 DD5
- This server, which first shipped in May 2012, is based on the IBM System x7143 model. When used as a server in the TS7650G, its machine type and model are 3958 DD5. Use this machine type and model for service purposes.
- 3958 DD4
- This server became available in December 2010 and is based on the IBM System x3850 X5 Type 7145-PBR. When used as a server in the TS7650G, its machine type and model are 3958 DD4. Use this machine type and model for service purposes.
- System console
- The system console is a TS3000 System Console (TSSC). This document uses the terms system console and TSSC interchangeably. The TSSC is not available (and does not work) with the 3958 DD6.
- Disk controller
- The customer must choose the disk controller for use with the TS7650G. A list of TS7650 compatible controllers can be generated at the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center.
- Disk expansion unit
- The customer must choose the disk expansion unit for use with the TS7650G. A list of TS7650 compatible expansion units can be generated at the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center.
- IBM Tivoli Assist On-site (AOS)
- IBM Tivoli Assist On-site (AOS) is a web-based tool that enables a remote support representative in IBM to view or control the management node desktop. More information is located at the Tivoli AOS website.
- replication
- A process that transfers logical objects like cartridges from one ProtecTIER repository to another. The replication function allows ProtecTIER deployment to be distributed across sites. Each site has a single or clustered ProtecTIER environment. Each ProtecTIER environment has at least one ProtecTIER server. The ProtecTIER server that is a part of the replication grid has one or two dedicated replication ports that are used for replication. Replication ports are connected to the customer's WAN and are configured on two subnets as default.
- replication grid
- A set of repositories that share a common ID and can potentially
transmit and receive logical objects through replication. A replication
grid defines a set of ProtecTIER repositories
and actions between them. It is configured by using the ProtecTIER Replication
Manager. The ProtecTIER Replication
Manager is a software component
installed on a ProtecTIER server
or a dedicated host. The ProtecTIER Replication
Manager should
be able to recognize all of the members of the entire network that
it handles on both replication subnets. The ProtecTIER Replication
Manager manages the configuration
of multiple replication grids in an organization. An agent on every
node in each ProtecTIER server
interacts with the server and maintains a table of its grid members.Note: Customers must license the Replication features on all ProtecTIER systems participating in the replication grid whether the system is sending or receiving data (or both).
- replication grid ID
- A number from 0 to 63 that identifies a replication grid within an organization.
- replication grid member
- A repository that is a member in a replication grid.
- replication pairs
- Two repositories within a replication grid that replicate from one to another.
- replication policy
- A policy made up of rules that define a set of objects (for example, VTL cartridges) from a source repository to be replicated to a target repository.
- repository unique ID (RID)
- A number that uniquely identifies the repository. The RID is created from the replication grid ID and the repository internal ID in the grid.
- replication timeframe
- A scheduled period of time for replication to take place for all policies.
- shelf
- A container of VTL cartridges within a ProtecTIER repository.
- virtual tape library (VTL)
- The ProtecTIER virtual tape library (VTL) service emulates traditional tape libraries. By emulating tape libraries, ProtecTIER VTL allows you to switch to disk backup without replacing your entire backup environment. Your existing backup application can access virtual robots to move virtual cartridges between virtual slots and drives. The backup application perceives that the data is being stored on cartridges while ProtecTIER actually stores data on a deduplicated disk repository.
- visibility switching
- The automated process that transfers the visibility of a VTL cartridge from its master to its replica and vice versa. The visibility switching process is triggered by moving a cartridge to the source library Import/Export (I/E) slot. The cartridge will then disappear from the I/E slot and appear at the destination library's I/E slot. To move the cartridge back to the source library, the cartridge must be ejected to the shelf from the destination library. The cartridge will then disappear from the destination library and reappear at the source I/E slot.
User tasks
The following table provides
hyperlinks to some of the more common tasks that are performed within
the TS7650 system.