Unit 3:

Storage Manager Server Administration

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Objectives
Upon the completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• Use the Web administrative interface and the command line interface to
perform server administrative duties.
• Set up client and administrator registration and password options.
• Monitor the server for scheduling, error logging, and events.
• Manage primary storage pools.
• Configure libraries.
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Server Operations

Storage Manager Administrator

Storage Manager Client

Storage
Manager
Server
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Server Operations: Who Manages the Storage
Manager Server?

• Administrator with System, Operator,

or Analyst privilege

• Policy Domain Administrator

• Storage Administrator

• Node Admin
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Server Management Functions

 Monitor server  Disable/Enable new client

Query command sessions
Activity log  Cancel a client sessions
Error log  Lock/Unlock clients
Accounting records
 Cancel background process
 Shut down server
 Start server
 Start/Stop tracing

Lock/Unlock administrators
 Disable/Enable a volume
 Export/Import server data
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Monitoring the Server

• Query Commands
• Activity Log
• Accounting Records
• Server Shutdown

Query Status
Query Actlog
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Administrator Query Commands

SP_STANDARD
 Query EVent - scheduled and
complete schedule event
Recovery information
Log Event  Query Log - LOG allocation
Log information
 Query DB - DB statistics
Storage  Query SYStem - Consolidated
Manager Information
Server  Query STGpool - SP resource
information
 Query Occupancy - resources
Serverprod used by client information

 Query STatus - General

server parameter information
 Query SEssion - current
client session information
 Query PRocess - current
All
client Background process Administrators
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Query System Command

• Single command that gathers consolidated

information regarding Storage Manager
configuration and capacity.
• Combines QUERY and SELECT commands to
list information, such as the following:
• Server options and status
• Processes and sessions
• DB and log configuration
• Storage pool configuration
• Device configuration
• Policies information
• Schedules and nodes
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Activity Log

Database

Table in the
Activity Database
Log

 Query ACTlog – search Log for

messages • Normal activity messages
 Set ACTlogretention – specify log • DATE TIME MSGID text
record retention (default = 1 day)
 SET ACTlogretention 3
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Accounting Records Overview

Backup
Archive

Q Status

Set
ACCounting Storage
ON/OFF Manager
SERVER
Administrator
System privilege Backup
Archive

• Generated at end of client

session
• Session resource usage statistics
• Account option set by administrator
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Accounting Record Information

• Storage Manager Server
name
• Client’s name
• Client’s platform protocol Audit trails
• Session duration Performance
• # archived files Resource usage
• # backup files
• Space used by archive files ...
• Space used by backup files
• Total amount of data sent
between client-server
• Server CPU time used
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Server Shutdown Procedure

• Q MOunt
• Q REQuest
• DISable SEssion
• Query SEssion
• CANcel SEssion
• Query PRocess
• CANcel PRocess
• HALT
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Server License-related Commands

• REGister LICense
• Query LICense
• Query AUDITOccupancy
• AUDit LICense
• Set LICenseauditperiod

Storage Manager
Administration
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Instructor Demonstration
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Server Administration

Managing the Server

Nodes Administrators Policy File Spaces

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6

Server
Central Database and Storage Pools
Operations
Scheduler Recovery Log
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Authorization and Access

• Registration
• Authentication
• Locking
• Privilege Classes
• Managing Authority
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Registration

System administrator
registers client nodes

SET REGistration CLosed Storage

Manager
SERVER

SET REGistration OPEN

Client nodes
register themselves

DB
System administrator also
registers other administrators

Register administrators and client nodes

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Authentication

Storage
1 Manager
SERVER

1Client nodes connect with 2

server.
2Server verifies node and
password.

DB

SET AUthentication ON/OFF

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Sign-on Security
• Logging
• Server stores a number of consecutive invalid sign-on attempts by node
or administrator.
• Lock out
• Storage administrator may set number of failed attempts before lock-out.
– SET INVALIDPWLIMIT
• Unlocking
• Once administrator or node is locked out, authorized administrator must
unlock.
– UNLOCK NODE
– UNLOCK ADMIN
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Password Security
• Customizable password restrictions
• Administrator may set system-wide minimum password length.
• New command
– SET MINPWLENGTH
• Force password reset
• Administrator may force client or administrator to change password at
next login.
– FORCEPWRESET=YES|NO
– UPDATE NODE or UPDATE ADMIN
– REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN
• Password expiration
• SET PASSEXP days
• Can be set to zero (no expiration)
• Can be set on a per ID basis
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Locking

LOCK
Storage
Manager
SERVER

UNLOCK

LOCK ADMIN CINDYLU

LOCK NODE CLIENT01

CANCEL SESSION
DB
before locking

Prohibits access until unlocked by an

Administrator with the appropriate privilege level
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Unrestricted/Restricted Authority
• All or subset of commands
• Scope of commands Admin
• Grant authority adminname
• Revoke authority
adminname
STORAGE POLICY

Defines scope of administrator authority

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Privilege Classes

Hierarchical System
Authority

Policy Storage Operator Analyst Node

Any
Administrator
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System Privileges

Storage
Manager
Set
SERVER

Register
Admin
SYSTEM
Admin

Grant
Authority

• Coordinates and delegates tasks.

Lock
• Authorized to issue any command and to define Admin
administrators with any privilege.
• SERVER_CONSOLE is defined automatically.
• Must have at least one system administrator defined.
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Storage Privileges

DEFine/DELete
Vol/Copy/DEVclass
EXTend/
REDuce UPDate DEVclass

AUDit Volume SP
SYSTEM
STORAGE

SP MOVe Data

Storage pool defines scope of authority

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Policy Privileges

Manage Policy Domains, Policy Sets,

Management Classes, Copy Groups, and
Schedules Policy
Domain

Policy Set

Daily Weekly
Admin 11
12
1
10 2

9 3
8 4
7 5
6

Schedules Nodes

SYSTEM
POLICY

Policy Domain defines scope of authority

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Operator Privilege
• Allow issuing commands affecting server availability,
resource usage and physical media.

Enable SEssion
DISAble SEssion
HALT Storage
Manager
CANcel SEssion SERVER

Manage Tape
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Analyst Privilege

Cumulative requests % cached %wait

12
11 1
10 2
9 3 ANALYST
8 4
7 5
6

DB Available LOG
Max % util
% util

Monitor Server Operations

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Node Administrator
Domain Sales
DB
N Bob
O DARK
D WHITE Monitor Product Usage and Activity
E PKG1
S MKT1

Management Query Query LOG

Class
DAILY

Backup Copy Query Query

Group

Archive Copy
Group Query Query
Query
Policy setA
xxxxx xxxxx
xxx xxx 12
11 1
DAILY WEEKLY 10 2

SP1 9
8 4
3

7 5
6
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Macro Facility

EDIT EXECUTE

/* This is an administration macro */

/* created using your favorite text editor */
tsm:> MACRO
/* */
/* */
/* REGister Node */
%1- /* %1=nodename */
%2- /* %2=password */
CONtact=%3- /* %3=name & phone */
DOMain=%4 /* %4=policy domain */

Variable substitution

Lengthy batch commands Set up policy information

Enforce order of execution

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Server Scripts

Stored in Storage Manager database

Script commands
DEFINE SCRIPT
UPDATE SCRIPT
QUERY SCRIPT
COPY SCRIPT
RENAME SCRIPT Server
DELETE SCRIPT Scripts
Script execution • Backup stg backpool
RUN command • Backup db type=incr
run 'script name' 'options' • Backup volhistory

Scheduled
Script SQL tables
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Server Script

issue message i "Starting backup"

define clientaction 78-BB053 action=comand
objects="c:\backup.bat" wait=yes
if (101) goto qfail
if (102) goto qwarn
if (103) goto backupf
if (104) goto restartf
issue message i "Backup of database complete"
exit
qfail: issue message e "Quiesce of database failed"
exit
qwarn: issue message w "Quiesce of database failed,taking
fuzzy backup"
exit
backupf: issue message e "Backup of database failed"
exit
restartf: issue message s "Database restart failed"
exit
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Host Security

Server provides access to data

SP 1
Storage
Manager Use host security
SERVER to prevent access
unless authorized

DB LOG SP 2
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Client Access

Client K Client M
Access based on
Client Node Name

SP 1
Storage
Manager
SERVER
Registered clients
can access the
server from any
workstation
but the file system
DB LOG SP 2 on the workstation
is associated with
named client node
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Administrative Interfaces
• Web Administrative
Interface
• Administrative Client
Command Line Interface

Performance Control

Storage
Manager

Agent Support

Usability
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Web Proxy Introduction

• Proxy Caching Server
Less load on the Storage
Manager server.
• Better Security
Secure link between proxy
server and Storage Manager.
• Portable Implementation
CGI code running on AIX,
Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows
NT using standard Web proxy
servers.
Storage Manager
Administration
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Web Proxy Operation

Without Proxy Server With Proxy Server

1 Call
Web Proxy
1 Object

8 Calls 8 Objects
Cache
8 Objects

7 Cache Hits

Web Admin Machines

Web Admin Machines
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Web Proxy Security

Web Admin Web Proxy with SSL

SSL Connection

Secured Proxy Session

Secured Proxy Connection

Secured Web Admin Connection Storage

Manager
SERVER
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Web Administrative Interface

• Storage Manager central
console
• Single interface for administration
• Multiple servers and clients
• Server function
• Integrated Web server
• HTTP communications method
• Administrative Web
Interface Requirements
• Security
• Web session authentication
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Administrative functions
• All administrative functions
• Command line
• Event viewer
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Web Administrative User Interface HTML

Features
•Tree and detail frames
• HTML select boxes
• Icons and hyperlinks
• Radio buttons
• No multiple selections

•Command line
• Java applet
• All command line functions
• Last command recall

•Event viewer
• Java applet
• Displays server messages
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Storage Manager Central Console

•Banner frame
•Tree frame
•Detail frame
•Command line
•Event viewer
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Web Administrative Implementation

• HTTP communications
• COMMMETHOD HTTP
• HTTPPORT 1580, default

• Database definitions
• Dynamically defined in server database
• Graphics stored in server directory
• Defined automatically at installation
• Redefined with DSMSERV RUNFILE command

dsmserv runfile dsmserv.idl

• Server access

http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:1580/
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Web Administrative Function

• Storage Manager functions are available through the Web.
• Device definitions
• Libraries and drives
• Device classes

• Disaster Recovery Manager

• HTML links
• To other defined servers.
• To Web backup archive clients.
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Web Administrative Security

• Web session authentication
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
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Web Session Authentication

• Authorization timeout
• SET WEBauthtimeout command
• Forces administrator to re-authenticate after a specified time.
• Displayed with Query STatus command.

• Administrative authority
• Automatically detects administrator class.
• Updates available functions.

• Session logging
• Each HTTP transfer is an individual session.
– Web browser session
– IP address of browser
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

• Encrypted conversations • SSL configuration
• Netscape and Internet Explorer • HTTPS commmethod
• AIX, NT, Solaris and HP/UX Storage • HTTPS port
Manager servers • DEFINE KEYRING command
• Web administrative interface only
• HTTPS prefixed URL
• SSL certificates • https://server.company.com:
• MKKFE utility 1543
• Self-signed certificates
• CERTUTIL utility
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Administrative Client Command Line Interface

This is done at the system prompt, and remember, the path
may vary.
The default path is: program files>tivoli>tsm>baclient

• To start the command line, type:

DSMADMC
• To end the admin client session, type:
QUIT

Quit
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Command Line – Command Recall

• Command line Admin and Backup-archive client.
• Activated by EDITOR client option on command line UNIX clients.
• Activated as default on other client platforms.

• Recall and edit of previously entered commands.

• Uses arrow keys to navigate in buffer.

• Twenty commands can be recalled.

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Web Administrative Interface – Example 1

• Command: Query ADmin

• Output (display is STANDARD format):
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Web Administrative Interface – Example 2

• Command: Query ADmin Format=Detail

shortcut: Query ADmin F=D

• Output (display is DETAILED format):

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Instructor Demonstration
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Student Exercise
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Managing Storage Pools – Topics

• Overview
• Data storage concepts
• Defining Storage Pools
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Data Storage Pools

Backup Data Backup Data

ADMIN

System
Storage
Operator

Hierarchy of server storage holding client files

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Storage Manager Storage Hierarchy

• Storage Pools
• Collections of like media (same
device class)
• Storage for backed up, archived,
migrated files
• Variety of devices supported
• Chained to create storage hierarchy
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Device Classes
• Named set of device and media controls associated with
each storage pool
• Predefined: DISK, CARTRIDGE, REEL
• DISK cannot be modified
• Define additional tape device classes to reflect specific
devices, media, and procedures

Tailor for automation and

local procedures
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Device Class and Storage Pool

VOLUME VOLUME
Represents
Media

Storage Pool

Device class

Library Represents

Device Drivers
drive drive
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Storage Destination

Policy Domain 1 SP_A

Policy Set 1
BKUP_DEST
MC X
ARCH_DEST
Bob SP_B
MC Y
Default

SP_D

Policy Domain 2
Policy Set 1
BKUP_DEST
MC L
ARCH_DEST SP_C
Dark MC I
Default
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Automatic Data Movement

Balances space, performance, and cost

Migration

Reclamation
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Migration

Migration by age
MAXSIZE=100M
BKUP_SP1 High Threshold
Migration

Low Threshold

Migration
MAXSIZE=1000M

BKUP_SP2 Cache Copy

C

Migration
C
Migration

TAPE_SP1
C
Full Full Full 70%
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Reclamation

Reclaim
TAPE_SP1 Threshold
60%

+ =
100%
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Single Drive Reclamation

• Space reclamation
• Sequential access media storage pools.
• RECLAIMSTGPOOL storage pool parameter
• Used as staging area during reclamation.
• Reclaim storage pool
• Any primary sequential access storage pool.
• Space requirements
• No minimum size.
• Size related to reclamation threshold on storage pool to be reclaimed.
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Single Drive Reclamation Example

Reclaim storage pool
• Enables data to be reclaimed within the hierarchy.
• Must be sequential access media.
Has the pool being reclaimed as its NEXT storage pool.

tsm> define stg filepool file

tsm> define stg tapepool 3570 reclaimstg=filepool
tsm> upd stg filepool next=tapepool

RECLAIMSTGPOOL=
FILEPOOL

TAPEPOOL
NEXTSTGPOOL= FILEPOOL
TAPEPOOL
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Collocation

High Threshold
BKUP_SP1 A
B A B C
B C
C
A Low Threshold
B

Migration

Migration
A Client A
TAPE_SP1 Client A Client B Client C
B Client B
A A A B B B C C C
B C Client C

• Keep workstation data together.

• Reduce tape mounts during restore.
• Faster retrieval but less media utilization.
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Collocation Volume Selection – Example 1

BKUP_SP1 A High Threshold

B A B C
D
B C
D
C
A Low Threshold
Migration
B

Migration
A Client A
Client
Client A Client B Client C
B Client B
A A A B B B C C C
C Client C B

D Client D 20% full 30% full 40% full Empty

Where will D’s data go?

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Collocation Volume Selection – Example 2

BKUP_SP1 A Hi Threshold
B A B C
D
B C
D
C
A Lo Threshold
Migration
B

Migration
A Client A
Client
Client A Client B Client C B Client B
TAPE_SP1 A A A B B B C C C C
B
Client C
D Client D
20% full 30% full 40% full

Where will D’s data go?

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Server File Aggregation

• Groups client files using
existing server and client
options transaction File 6
File 5
• TXNGROUPMAX File 4 client files
• TXNBYTELIMIT transaction File 3
File 2
• Maintains file level File 1
granularity
• Provides performance
SERVER
benefits
• Server move operations
• Backup archive client
• Server processes Storage
• Reclamation Manager
• Database operations Database
and Storage
Pools
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Defining Storage Pools

• Define/Update/Query
Storage pools.
• Define/Update/Query
Storage pool volumes.
• Audit a storage pool volume.
• Delete storage pools.
• Delete storage pool
volumes.
• Rename Storage Pools.
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Defining Primary Storage Pools

• Storage Pools
• Collections of like media.
• Storage for backed up, archived,
migrated files.
• Variety of devices supported.
• Chained to create storage hierarchy.

DEFine STGpool
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Update/Query Storage Pools

UPDate STGpool poolname
Query STGpool poolname

UPD STG ...

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Defining Storage Pool Volumes

* prepare storagepool volume

DEFine VOLume poolname volname

* platform-specific
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Defining Storage Pool Volumes – AIX and NT

DEFine VOLume poolname volname

Formatsize=[Format_size]

DEFine VOL BACKUPPOOL /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/vol6

Formatsize=2
DEFine VOL ARCHIVEPOOL E:\dbvol\vol5 F=2
VOL6
VOL5
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Defining Storage Pool Volumes – MVS

* DEFINE CLUSTER(LINEAR MB(nn) NAME(dsn1.pool))

DEFine VOLume poolname dsn1.pool
dsn1.pool
* MVS command
VOL1
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Defining Storage Pool Volumes – OS/400

* CRTVOLADSM VOL (Filename Member Size)

DEFine VOLume poolname volname

* OS/400 command
volname

VOL1
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Single Command Label and Checkin

E01000
• LABEL LIBVOL
command combines
• DSMLABEL # dsmlabel ... tsm> checkin ...
• CHECKIN LIBVOL
• Enables online tape
labeling
• Drive defined to Storage
Manager tsm> label libvol ... checkin ...
• Storage Manager server
online

E01000
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Deleting Storage Pools and Volumes

• Storage Pools
• MOVE DATA
• DISCARD DATA
• DELete VOLume volumename
• DELete STGpool poolname
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Overflow Storage Pools

• Overflow location
information
• When library volume becomes full
• Primary or copypool volumes
• Volumes manually moved to overflow
location
• Database tracking
• Updates volumes location to
specified overflow location

TAPEPOOL LOCATION: RM321, BDG81

OVFLOCATION=RM321, BDG81
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Simultaneous Writing to Multiple Copy Storage
Pools
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Move Data by Node

The MOVE NODEDATA operation may appear to be incomplete
for a number of reasons. And example of one way:
1. The move node data operation is started
MOVE NODEDATA bob FROMSTG=stgpoola
TOSTG=stgpoolb
2. The following MOVE DATA is started
MOVE DATA vol3 STGPOOL=stgpoola

At the start, the move node operation determines that the

VOL1, VOL2 and VOL3 are volumes that have data for node
BOB and queues those volumes onto a list to process.
However, by the time the move node data operation actually
starts to process VOL3, all of BOB’s data in VOL3 may have
been moved to another volume, due to the MOVE DATA
operation, and thus would not be available for the MOVE
NODEDATA operation.
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Student Exercise
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Library Configuration Topics

• Tape Devices
• Terminology
• How Storage Manager Uses Sequential Access Devices
• Process for Configuring a Tape Library
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Tape Devices
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager supports more than 300 tape
and optical devices.
• Check the supported device list.
• Tape devices are referred to as sequential access devices.

www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html
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Terminology
• Library
• A device that organizes and holds one or more tape drives, one or more
tape volumes, and an optional robotic mechanism.
• Drive
• A hardware device capable of performing operations on a specific type of
sequential media.
• Device Class
• Represents a device type which defines the tape media used in the library.
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How Storage Manager Uses Sequential Access
Devices
Storage Pool Volumes
VOLUME VOLUME

STORAGE STORAGE STORAGE

POOL POOL POOL

DEVICE CLASS DEVICE CLASS

LIBRARY

DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE

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Process for Configuring a Tape Library

• Define in the following order:

• Define the library (manual or automated)

– Define the path (all libraries other than manual)
• Define a drive for library to use
– Define the path
• Define the device class
• Define storage pool
• Define storage pool volume
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Physical – Define the Library

• Use any of the following administrative interfaces
• Web Administrative Interface
• Manual Library
– Object view  Server Storage  Libraries & Devices  Manual Library  Define
Manual Library
• Automated Library
– Object view  Server Storage  Libraries & Devices  Automated Library 
Define Automated Library
• Command Line
• Manual library
– DEFine LIBrary libname LIBTYPE=MANUAL
• Automated library
– DEFine LIBrary libname LIBTYPE=SCSI
• Verify library has been defined
• Query LIBrary libname
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Physical – Define a Drive

• Configure/verify that tape device is configured (O.S. dependent).
• Find the device name/address
• Windows NT: run Storage Manager Server Utilities and examine Device Information
• Web Administrative Interface
• Manual
– Object view  Server Storage  Libraries & Devices  Manual Drives  Define Manual Drive
• Automated
– Object view  Server Storage  Libraries & Devices  Automated Drives  Define
Automated Drive

• Command line
• Manual
– DEFine DRive libname drive_name device_name
• Automated
– DEFine DRive libname drive_name device_name element=address

• Verify drive has been defined

• Query DRive
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Logical – Define the Device Class

• Web Administrative Interface
• Manual or Automatic
– Object view  Server Storage  Device Classes  pick appropriate device class
(I.e., 8mm Device Classes)  Define Device Class
• Command Line
• Manual or Automatic
– DEFine DEVclass dev_classname DEVTYPE=type LIBRARY=libname
FORMAT=tapefmt MOUNTRET=number
• Verify device class has been defined
• Query DEVclass dev_classname
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Tivoli Storage Manager SAN Exploitation

•What is a Storage Area Network (SAN)

Clients
Clients
Clients

Fiber Channel Servers

SAN

Storage devices
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Example of Storage Manager Tape Library
Sharing
Tape Library
Fiber Channel Library Manager

scsi

Server-to-Server
SAN data Gateway

scsi Library Client

Fiber Channel
• Tape drives are dynamically shared among the Tivoli Storage
Manager servers co-operative drive allocation using a peer-to-
peer method.

• Tape volumes are assigned or owned among the servers using

library manager categories. This is true for 3490 tape library.
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Server-Free Data Movement

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Synchronous Administrative Commands

• Synchronous Processing
• Allows Storage Manager to run in the foreground.
• Implemented with the WAIT option on commands.
Ignored from server console.

tsm> backup stgpool backuppool copypool wait=yes

• Enhanced Process Tracking

• Enhanced return codes from processes.
• Additional process completion message.
– Explicitly issued to report results of process.
– Reports successful completion or reports an error code.
• Results of background processes logged in activity log as before.
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Database and Log Management Overview

Storage Manager Database

DB Volume
DB Volume High water mark DB Volume

1 EXTend DB
2 EXPand DB by 20% +
Storage Manager Recovery Log
Log Volume
Log Volume High water mark Log Volume

1 EXTend LOG
2 EXPand LOG by 20% +
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Database and Log Utilization Triggers

• Utilization trigger
• Database and log utilization %
• Extend allocated but unused space

• DB or log expansion
• Format volume
• Extend database or log
• Repeat for mirrors

• MVS servers
• Extends previously allocated space
• Dynamic expansion not supported
• Message displays expansion required
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Database and Log Expansion Commands

tsm> define spacetrigger db fullpct=80 spaceexpansion=20

expansionprefix=c:\tsmserver\ max=500

tsm> query spacetrigger db

DB Full DB Space DB DB Maximum

Percentage Expansion Expansion Size
Percentage prefix (Megabytes)
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
80 20 c:\tsmserver\ 500

• DEFine SPACETrigger
• DB option
• LOG option
• UPDate SPACETrigger
• Query SPACETrigger
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Automatic Server Tuning

• Objectives
• Optimize server performance.
• Eliminate manual tuning for key parameters.
• Intelligent storage management.

• Benefits
• Automatic tuning by Storage Manager.
• Reduces customer requirement on performance knowledge and skill.
• Keep the external interface to Storage Manager simple.
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Dynamic Multi-threaded Data Transfer

Storage Manager
Server

WAN
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Export/Import Overview

Loss
Vault

Disaster Recovery

Storage Pools Administrator System SERVER_BKUP

privilege

Export Import
Database
SERVER_PRODB
MIGRATION, CLONING
prefix.EXT

SERVER_PRODA
• Self-describing copy of data
• Non-disruptive
• Supports disaster recovery
• Supports workload
balancing/cloning
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Export/Import Fundamentals
• What CAN be
exported/imported
• Policy information
• Administrator information
• Node information
• Backup and archive data
• What is NOT
exported/imported
• Recovery Log information
• Storage pool definitions
• Database and log definitions
• Device and class definitions
• Four Export and Four
Import commands
• Node, Admin, Policy, Server
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Procedure Sequence Summary for Storage
Pools and Library

Storage Pools
Prepare the volume
DSMFMT
DSMLABEL
DEFINE VOLUME WITH FORMAT SIZE PARAMETER
Define the device class
DEFINE DEVCLASS
Define the storage pool
DEFINE STG
Define a volume to the storage pool
DEFINE VOLUME
Library
Define the library
DEFINE LIBRARY
Define the drives in the library
DEFINE DRIVE
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Student Exercise
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Summary
You should now be able to:

• Use the Web administrative interface and the command line interface to
perform server administrative duties.
• Set up clients and administer registration and password options.
• Monitor the server for scheduling, error logging, and events.
• Manage primary storage pools.
• Configure libraries.