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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5
HARDWARE OVERVIEW............................................................................................... 6
IBM eServer P5 520 ..................................................................................................................................................6
Management Console..............................................................................................................................................7
IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch...............................................................................................................................7
Accessing the Switch(es)..................................................................................................................................8
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 9
Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention........................................................................................................9
Tivoli Storage Manager API Client...................................................................................................................9
Content Management Applications......................................................................................................................9
IBM DB2 Content Manager ..............................................................................................................................10
Other Management Applications ...................................................................................................................10
DR550 SMB .................................................................................................................. 11
DR550 SMB Components .....................................................................................................................................11
Logical Volume Configurations ..........................................................................................................................13
AIX settings..............................................................................................................................................................13
Tivoli Storage Manager Server Configuration.................................................................................................14
Tivoli Storage Manager Database and Logs...............................................................................................14
Tivoli Storage Manager Disk Storage Pool .................................................................................................14
Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Management Policy ..............................................................................14
Automated Tivoli Storage Manager Operations.........................................................................................14
Routine Operations for Tivoli Storage Manager.............................................................................................15
Monitoring the Database and Recovery Log Status .................................................................................15
Monitoring Disk Volumes.................................................................................................................................15
Monitoring the Results of Scheduled Operations.....................................................................................15
Installing and Setting Up Tivoli Storage Manager API Clients....................................................................15
THESE COURSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE UPDATED FOR RELEASE 5.3 IN THE
FUTURE........................................................................................................................ 15
INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION ............................................................................ 16
Safety Notices..........................................................................................................................................................16
Site Preparation and Planning ............................................................................................................................17