Figure 11 Manager-of-Managers environment

Manager-of-Managers provides the following features:

•Centralized licensing repository

This enables simplified license management. This is optional but useful for very large environments.

•Centralized Media Management Database (CMMDB)

The CMMDB allows you to share devices and media across several cells in a MoM environment. This makes devices of one cell (using the CMMDB) accessible to other cells that use the CMMDB. The CMMDB, if used, must reside in the MoM cell. In this case, a reliable network connection is required between the MoM cell and the other Data Protector cells. Note that it is optional to centralize the Media Management Database.

•Sharing libraries

With the CMMDB, you can share high-end devices between cells in the multi-cell environment. One cell can control the robotics, serving several devices that are connected to systems in different cells. Even the Disk Agent to Media Agent data path can go across cell boundaries.

•Enterprise reporting

The Data Protector Manager-of-Managers can generate reports on a single-cell basis as well as for the entire enterprise environment.

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