IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition, Version 7.1

Specifying recovery instructions for your site

The plan file that DRM generates is a template that contains information, including commands for recovering the database, that might not apply to your replacement systems or to your particular recovery scenario. To modify the plan or to store additional instructions that you will need during recovery from an actual disaster, use the RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS stanzas.

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Tip: Enter your site-specific information in the stanzas when you first create the plan file or after you test it.

Enter your instructions in flat files that have the following names:

prefix.RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.GENERAL
prefix.RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.OFFSITE
prefix.RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.INSTALL
prefix.RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.DATABASE
prefix.RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.STGPOOL

Note: The files created for the recovery instructions must be physical sequential files.

RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.GENERAL

Include information such as administrator names, telephone numbers, and location of passwords. For example:

 Recovery Instructions for Tivoli Storage Manager Server ACMESRV on system ZEUS
 Joe Smith (wk 002-000-1111 hm 002-003-0000):  primary system programmer
 Sally Doe (wk 002-000-1112 hm 002-005-0000):  primary recovery administrator
 Jane Smith (wk 002-000-1113 hm 002-004-0000): responsible manager
 
Security Considerations:
Joe Smith has the password for the Admin ID ACMEADM. If Joe is unavailable,
you need to either issue SET AUTHENTICATION OFF or define a new
administrative user ID at the replacement Tivoli Storage Manager server console.

RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.OFFSITE

Include information such as the offsite vault location, courier name, and telephone numbers. For example:

Our offsite vault location is Ironvault, Safetown, AZ.
 The phone number is 1-800-000-0008. You need to contact them directly
 to authorize release of the tapes to the courier.
 The name of the courier is Fred Harvey. You can contact him at 1-800-444-0000.
 Since our vault is so far away, be sure to give the courier a list
 of both the database backup, copy storage pool volumes, and active-data
 storage pool volumes required. Fred is committed to returning these volumes
 to us in less than 12 hours.

RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.INSTALL

Include the following installation information:

Restoring the base server system from boot media or, if boot media is unavailable, server installation and the location of installation volumes.
Server installation and the location of installation volumes.
Server installation and the location of installation volumes and the license number.

For example: AIX operating systems

 Most likely you will not need to reinstall the Tivoli Storage Manager server and
 administrative clients because we use
 mksysb to backup the rootvg volume group, and the Tivoli Storage Manager server 
 code and configuration files exist in this group.
 However, if you cannot do a mksysb restore of the base server system,
 and instead have to start with a fresh AIX build, you may need
 to add Tivoli Storage Manager server code to that AIX system.
 The install volume for the Tivoli Storage Manager server is INS001. If that is 
 lost, you will need to contact Copy4You Software, at 1-800-000-0000, and 
 obtain a new copy. Another possibility is the local IBM Branch office
 at 555-7777.

You will need to reinstall the Tivoli Storage Manager server and administrative
client after installing the  HP-UX  Solaris operating system.
The install volume for the Tivoli Storage Manager server is INS001. If that is 
lost, you must contact Copy4You Software, at 1-800-000-0000, and obtain
a new copy. Another possibility is the local IBM Branch office at 555-7777.

 You will need to reinstall the Tivoli Storage Manager server and administrative
 client after installing the Windows operating system.
 The install volume for the Tivoli Storage Manager server is INS001. If that is
 lost, you  will need to contact Copy4You Software, at 1-800-000-0000, and obtain
 a new copy. Another possibility is the local IBM Branch office at 555-7777.

Windows operating systems A sample file, recinsti.txt, is shipped with DRM. You may want to copy recinsti.txt into your RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.INSTALL file to supplement your installation-specific instructions.

 - Obtain a workstation with at least the following:
 
   o 16MB of memory (32MB recommended)
   o CD-ROM device
 
 - Install Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later
 
 - Install the Tivoli Storage Manager Server and Tivoli Storage Manager
 Administrative Client
 
   o It is recommended that you have at least 100MB of disk storage
   o The installation directory to specify on the Setup Type screen
     can be found in the SERVER.REQUIREMENTS stanza within the
     disaster recovery plan file
   o It is recommended that the Tivoli Storage Manager Server be brought
     up to the most current maintenance level. If this is not possible,
     then the minimum acceptable maintenance level is the level used
     to create the disaster recovery plan file. The level used to
     create the disaster recovery plan file can be found in the
     PLANFILE.DESCRIPTION stanza within the disaster recovery plan
     file.

RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.DATABASE

Include information about how to recover the database and about how much hardware space requirements. For example:

 You will need to find replacement disk space for the server database. We
 have an agreement with Joe Replace that in the event of a disaster, he
 will provide us with disk space.

RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.STGPOOL

Include information on primary storage pool recovery instructions. For example:

 Do not worry about the archive storage pools during this disaster recovery.
 Focus on migration and backup storage pools.
 The most important storage pool is XYZZZZ.

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