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the node with the REGISTER NODE command. For more information, see the REGISTER NODE and UPDATE NODE commands in the Administrator’s Reference.

To help you tune the use of your LAN and SAN resources for LAN-free data movement, you can control the path that data transfers take for clients that have LAN-free data movement capability. For each client, you can select whether data read and write operations use:

v The LAN path only

v The LAN-free path only v Either path

You can specify these settings with the REGISTER NODE and UPDATE NODE commands.

Be aware that if the node belongs to a multi-threaded client and there are drives available, the MAXNUMMP parameter may restrict the number of drives that are available for the storage agent to use on behalf of the client. The MAXNUMMP parameter is specified on the REGISTER NODE or UPDATE NODE command.

Step 3. Configuring Devices for the Storage Agent to Access

This section provides information to help you define paths from the storage agent to the drives that are available to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Paths allow a client, by means of a storage agent, access to drives in a library. The requirements are different depending on the device you are using.

 

Consider the following guidelines before you begin defining paths to your SAN

 

drives:

 

v

You must have the names of your tape and drive devices. See “Obtain Device

 

 

Information” on page 15 for details on how to obtain this information if you

 

 

have not already done so.

v

Paths from the storage agent to each drive that the storage agent will be allowed

 

to access must be defined on the library manager. There must be a path defined

 

from the library manager to each drive in order for the storage agent to use the

 

drive.

 

v

Review tape device names. For the same tape device, the device name as known

 

 

to the server will probably not match the device name as known to the storage

 

 

agent.

Figure 8 on page 27 shows the results of completing this step.

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Contents Storage Agent User’s Guide Page Storage Agent User’s Guide Fifth Edition January Contents Page How to Use This Book About This BookWhere to Look for Information IBM Tivoli Storage Manager PublicationsRelated IBM Publications Tivoli Technical Training Support InformationSearching knowledge bases Severity Conventions Used in This Guide Page Changes for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version Changes for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 ReleaseJanuary OctoberMinimum I/O to Volumes Associated with File Device Class LAN-free for z/OSChanges for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5 Page Storage Agent Overview SAN LAN-free Client Data Backup Scenario Multi-session No-Query Restore for LAN-free Path Types of Environments PlanningSupported Operating Systems ACSLS, Scsi and 349X Tape Library Sharing SAN SAN File Device Sharing Using Tivoli SANergy External LibrariesPage Data Migration and Coexistence System Requirements Configuration Information Worksheets Client System Storage agent propertiesDevice information External library ACSLS, 3494, or Scsi drive device namesClient System Drive Shared disk Server System Server propertiesACSLS, 3494, or Scsi library information Drive Shared diskServer System Obtain Device InformationClient Node Information Lanfreecommmethod Tcpip Lanfreetcpserveraddress File-Device Sharing Environments Installing and Configuring Tape-LibraryOverview of Installation and Configuration Tasks Configuring devices for the storage agent to access Verifying the Network ConnectionClient System Installing Software Tivoli Storage Manager Client WorkstationNext steps. For example Install and Configure the Storage Agent Locate the line Software to Install Devconfig devconfig.out Tape Device Disk Device Configuring Devices for the Storage Agent to Access On page 27 shows the results of completing this stepTape Devices SANStart the Storage Agent OS only Formatting Volumes for LAN-free Data MovementDisk Devices Verify the LAN-free Configuration Determining Whether the Data Movement was LAN-freePage Installing and Configuring External Library Environments Tivoli Storage Manager ServerVerifying the Network Connection Installing and Configuring External Library Environments Servername tsmsrver Install and Configure the Storage Agent Package Name Fileset Names Description Servername tsmsrver Define the storage pool. For example Define path storagnt libmgr1 srctype=server desttype=library Start the Storage Agent Determining Whether the Data Movement was LAN-free Page Appendix A. Administration and Configuration Reference Starting and Stopping the Storage AgentAutomating the Storage Agent Startup Manually Starting and Stopping the Storage AgentParameters Adding Communication Information for the Storage AgentFormat SERVERPAssword ExamplesSERVERName HLAddressAdditional Options Storage Agent Options FileRequired Options COMMTimeout seconds IDLETimeout minutesRESOURCETimeout minutes Msgstacktrace onoffTHROUGHPUTDatathreshold kilobytespersecond Tcpadminport numberSTAMaxpooledsessions number Uselargebuffers yesno Device Configuration File for the Storage AgentTHROUGHPUTTimethreshold minutes Define Server Appendix B. Legacy Acsls Data Migration and Coexistence Data MigrationMigration New Storage Pool Old Storage Appendix C. Notices Trademarks HacmpAppendix C. Notices Page Glossary Page Glossary Page Index Dsmsta SetstorageserverOptions Page SC32-0129-00

SC32-0129-00 specifications

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