Server Information

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Use the Server Information property page to obtain information about the server that provides backup services.

The fields that display depends on whether the product is configured for a stand-alone snapshot environment or for an IBM Storage® Protect environment.
Tip: References to the stand-alone snapshot environment are specific to IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
Node name
Specifies the name that is used to identify the client node for stand-alone backup operations or backup operations to IBM Storage Protect server.
TSM API version
Specifies the version of the IBM Storage Protect application programming interface (API).
Server name
For backups to IBM Storage Protect, specifies the name of the IBM Storage Protect server that you are connected to.

For a stand-alone configuration, Virtual Server is displayed.

Server Network Host name
Specifies the network host name for the IBM Storage Protect server.

For a stand-alone configuration, FLASHCOPYMANAGER is displayed.

Server type
For backups to IBM Storage Protect, specifies the type of operating system of the IBM Storage Protect server.

For a stand-alone configuration, Virtual Platform is displayed.

Server version
Specifies the version of the IBM Storage Protect server.
Compression mode
Specifies whether compression is used during backup operations to the IBM Storage Protect server. The possible values are Yes, No, and Client Determined.
Domain name
Specifies the policy domain that the node belongs to. A policy domain contains one or more policy sets.

For SQL systems, the domain name, policy set, and management class are listed for the Data Protection or AlwaysOn node.

For Exchange systems, the domain name, policy set, and management class are listed for the Data Protection node. To get these parameters for the DAG node, log on to the IBM Storage Protect server or contact your IBM Storage Protect server administrator.

Active Policy Set
Specifies the policy set that is active for the policy domain. A policy set contains one or more management class definitions.
Default Management Class
The default policy or management class that contains attributes. These attributes determine how long backup versions are stored, where backup versions are stored, and how many backup versions are retained.