Chapter 2. Planning

You can set up IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks in a number of environments. Planning the system configuration provides a smooth transition through system setup and into production. As part of your planning, you need to identify the following:

vWhich environment to implement.

vDevices to be used for LAN-free data movement.

vThe clients that will use LAN-free data movement.

vThe server that will manage particular clients’ data.

vThe library used for the LAN-free enabled device. If the library is a Tivoli Storage Manager shared library, you must identify the Tivoli Storage Manager server that is the library manager. If the library is an externally managed library using StorageTek ACSLS, you must identify the control point.

Supported Operating Systems

In addition to setting up the storage agent on AIX, you can set it up on the following operating systems:

v Linux® v HP-UX

v Sun Solaris

v Windows

The storage agents on the operating systems listed above can work in conjunction with a Tivoli Storage Manager server on any of the platforms listed. In addition to the platforms listed, the storage agent can also work in conjunction with a Tivoli Storage Manager server on z/OS. However, you must install and configure another server to function as the library manager or implement external library support through an external library manager (for example, Gresham’s EDT-DistribuTAPE). You can install this library-manager server on any of the platforms listed. Full details on using the storage agent with z/OS and OS/390 are given in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Administrator’s Guide and the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Administrator’s Reference.

Types of Environments

 

There are different types of configurations that take advantage of what can be

 

accomplished using a storage agent in a LAN-free environment. Your environment

 

is dependent upon the type of storage device you will be using for LAN-free data

 

storage. The following sections cover descriptions and planning considerations for

 

several typical LAN-free environments. These environments are:

 

v A shared ACSLS, SCSI, and 349X Tape Library

v A shared file device using Tivoli SANergy, IBM TotalStorage SAN File System,

or other supported file-sharing software. For current information about

supported file-sharing software, see www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/

products/

support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html.

 

v An External Library as defined in the Administrator’s Guide in the appendix,

 

″External Media Management Interface Description.″

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SC32-0129-00 specifications

The IBM SC32-0129-00 is a sophisticated component that plays a vital role in the realm of enterprise computing. Primarily designed for IBM's mid-range systems, it is known for its robust performance and reliability, serving as a critical part of data processing and storage architectures.

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