HP RISS Components manual Adding and labeling new media Web interface

•Libraries are defined. The name for the libraries is taken from the master configuration file (bct) and the string “LIB” is added as a prefix (for example, LIB.TAPE).

•A path is defined for each library. In the path, the device parameter specifies the device alias name of the library’s robotic mechanism.

•The devices that belong to each library are defined. For each device a path is defined that contains the device alias and the previously defined library name. A path is the connecting element for the server, library, and device. (See the Tivoli Administration Guide on “Defining Devices and Paths” at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/ v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmcw.doc/anrwgd53176.htm.)

•A new device class is defined. The device class name is the same as the library to which it will be connected, except that the string DC is added as a prefix (for example, DC.TAPE). (See the Tivoli Administration Guide on “Defining Device Classes” at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/ infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmcw.doc/anrwrf53104.htm.)

•All volumes in all libraries are labeled.

3.Defining a storage pool, domain, policy set, management class, and copy group for primary group data.

•A storage pool is created using the device class that was previously defined. (See the Tivoli Administration Guide on “Managing Storage Pools and Volumes” at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/ com.ibm.itsmcw.doc/anrwgd53309.htm.)

•A policy domain, a policy set for that domain, and a management class that is assigned to that domain are created.

•The copy group is defined and the storage pool is activated. The copy group defines that the server will keep one version of a backed up file for an indefinite time.

(See the Tivoli Administration Guide on “Defining and Updating a Backup Copy Group” at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/ com.ibm.itsmcw.doc/anrwgd53477.htm.)

•Client nodes are registered during the backup process that runs on the smart cells. Therefore, no node is registered during the initial configuration.

Adding and labeling new media (Web interface)

To add, label, and check in new media, use the Add Volumes wizard that can be started from the Web administration console. In the following example, two new empty volumes were (physically) added to the library before the procedure was initiated.

1.Log on to the Tivoli Integrated Solutions Console by clicking Tivoli Web Console on the backup server desktop, or by going to http://<PCC-SYSTEM-NAME>:8421/ibm/console.

2.On the left, open the Tivoli Storage Manager > Storage Devices page.

You should see one entry for the backup server and one for the library. If no library is defined, verify that the backup has been initialized with the command configTiv init.

3.Select the library to which you want to add the media. (In the example, the library is LIB.TAPE.) A properties page appears, as shown in the figure below.

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