Verify the LAN-free Configuration | IBM SC32-0129-00 specification

Manager server is a library client or library manager. If the server is a library client, the storage agent attempts to define itself to the library manager if it is not known to the library manager.

Step 5.2 Verify the LAN-free Configuration

To verify that you have configured your system correctly for LAN-free data movement, perform the following procedure:

1.Specify the DISPLAYLFINFO=YES option in your server options file. This will allow the accounting records and summary table entries to report the storage agent name. Be aware that this option may cause existing outboard automation that relies on the summary table or accounting records not to recognize some activities for a given client. Make sure to consider how this may impact your environment before setting this option.

2.Issue the VALIDATE LANFREE command to determine which destinations for your node are capable of LAN-free data movement. For those nodes that are not capable of LAN-free data movement, this command provides an explanation as to why they are not capable. You can use this information to correct your configuration before proceeding to the next step.

3.Run a backup operation from the client.

4.Ensure the following if you receive a message saying that the backup has failed:

a.The Tivoli Storage Manager server is running. If the Tivoli Storage Manager server is not running, the storage agent will not start.

b.The client, storage agent, and server are communicating with each other as expected.

c.The paths to the drives are correctly defined.

d.All drives in a library have defined paths from the server.

	Note: If you retry the backup operation after the first failure, the client attempts to
	use the LAN connection for data movement. The client will continue to use
	the LAN until the client is stopped and restarted.

Determining Whether the Data Movement was LAN-free

Use the following guidelines to help determine whether the data is moving on the LAN-free path:

v When the data transfers on a LAN-free path, a message displays informing you that the client is starting a session with the storage agent:

ANR0415I Session session number proxied by storage agent name for node your node name

This message confirms that LAN-free data movement has occurred.

vYou can also view the backup report issued when backup processing completes. When LAN-free data movement has occurred, the number of ″LAN-Free Bytes Transferred″ is greater than zero.

vMonitor the QUERY SESSION output against the node that is running the LAN-free backup. Review the Bytes Sent and Bytes Received. You can perform this action by using a Tivoli Storage Manager administrative command-line client to login to the Tivoli Storage Manager server and storage agent to verify that the proper sessions have been established. When LAN-free data movement is occurring, a QUERY SESSION on the storage agent should show bytes received (displayed as Bytes Recvd) for the node increasing to the total amount of data being backed up. The QUERY SESSION on the Tivoli Storage Manager

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SC32-0129-00 specifications

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