Configuring and managing the storage environment
To complete configuration tasks for the Tivoli® Storage Manager server, review available documentation.
Tip: Beginning with Tivoli Storage
Manager V7.1.3, the Administrator's Guide is obsoleted.
To plan, implement, monitor, and operate a new Tivoli Storage Manager solution, follow the instructions in Tivoli Storage Manager data protection solutions.
To complete system administration tasks for an existing solution, take the following actions.| Action | Details | Documentation |
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| Monitor a Tivoli Storage Manager solution | Monitor the storage solution to identify existing and potential issues. In this way, you can troubleshoot problems and optimize system performance. | Monitoring storage solutions |
| Select and configure storage | Determine the right storage based on your business needs and then complete the tasks for configuration. | Configuring storage |
| Eliminate duplicate data | Use data deduplication to eliminate redundant data in storage
pools. Data deduplication reduces the storage that is required to
retain the data. Only one instance of the data is retained in a deduplicated
storage pool. With V7.1.3 Tivoli Storage Manager, you can use inline data deduplication. |
To learn more about the differences between inline and post-process data deduplication and to configure the best practice solution for data deduplication, see Options for data deduplication. |
| Replicate data | You can replicate client node data from a source replication server to a target replication server. If a disaster occurs and the source server is temporarily unavailable, client nodes can recover their data from the target replication server. | To implement a best practice solution that uses Tivoli Storage
Manager replication and automatic failover, see Multisite disk solution. For general information about replication, including configuration steps, see: Replication of client node data (V7.1.1). |
| Manage the database and recovery log | The Tivoli Storage Manager database and recovery log, or server inventory, store information about client data and are critical to the operation of the server. |
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| Configure and secure SSL/TLS communications | By configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), you can secure communications between the server, backup-archive clients, Operations Center, and storage agent. | Securing communications. |
| Configure SSL for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) | You can configure SSL for LDAP directory servers and manage passwords and logon procedures. | For information about LDAP, see:
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| Learn about and configure policies for data retention | Tivoli Storage Manager policies define the rules for managing your data. | To update policies, use the Operations Center. To learn more about policies and create policies, see Customizing policies. |
| Protect the server and recover in a disaster | Protect your system infrastructure and data so that you can recover from a disaster. Use the tools and procedures that Tivoli Storage Manager provides to help you create a disaster plan. | For information about protecting and recovering the server, see: |
| Protect NAS file servers | You can plan, configure, and manage a backup environment that protects your network-attached storage (NAS) file server. | Protecting NAS file servers |
| Configure a clustered environment | Configure a clustered environment on AIX®, Linux, or Windows to ensure higher server availability and minimized downtime. | Configuring clustered environments |
| Verify license compliance | Verify that your Tivoli Storage Manager solution complies with the provisions of your licensing agreement. By verifying compliance regularly, you can track trends in data growth or processor value unit (PVU) usage. | Verifying license compliance |