Installing and configuring external-library environments

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An external library is controlled by software, for example a drive such as IBM Enterprise Removable Media Manager or Gresham Enterprise DistribuTape. To use the drives in the external library, the IBM Storage Protect server and the storage agent act independently as a client application to the software.

Before you begin

Before you install and configure the external-library environments, complete the following steps:
  • Ensure that you understand the overall installation and configuration process because it takes place on different systems at different times.
  • Ensure that you have the information that is recorded in the configuration-information worksheets.
  • Obtain an external library manager that can use the external library interface, for example, IBM Enterprise Removable Media Manager.
  • You can use the Gresham's Enterprise DistribuTape to manage the environment instead of ACSLS.

About this task

The major installation and configuration steps are in the following list:

  1. Establishing network connections
  2. Installing and configuring software on client systems
  3. Configuring the devices on the server
  4. Verifying the LAN-free configuration
  5. Determining whether the data movement was LAN-free