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:

v Which environment to implement.

v Devices to be used for LAN-free data movement.

v The clients that will use LAN-free data movement.

v The server that will manage particular clients’ data.

v The 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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