IBM System Storage DR550
Version 3.0 ------17 March 2006
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TSM for AIX Administrator’s Guide and Reference manuals for help in modifying the administrative
schedules.
Examples of schedules that are setup in the DR550 are:
Backup of the System Storage Archive Manager database is scheduled to run daily at
8am.
Maintain 3 copies of backup and delete older versions (scheduled a job to run daily at
23:59).
Note:
It is the responsibility of the customer to set up and verify schedules and database backups.
You should verify that you have appropriate schedules in place to back up your database.
Routine Operations for System Storage Archive Manager
Monitoring the Database and Recovery Log Status
Monitor the System Storage Archive Manager database and recovery usage log to ensure that you
have enough space available for efficient operation. You should pay particular attention to the
maximum utilization percentage (%Util) for both. If more room is needed in that database or
recovery log, shift resources by using the administrator functions outlined in the Tivoli Storage
Manager for AIX Administrator’s Guide and Reference manuals.
Monitoring Disk Volumes
Monitor the status of the volumes for the Tivoli Storage database, recovery log, and the
ARCHIVEPOOL storage pool. If any volumes have a status of
Offline
or
Stal
e, you must determine
why and correct the situation.
Monitoring the Results of Scheduled Operations
Monitor scheduled administrative to ensure that the schedules are running successfully. This is
particularly relevant if you have set up scheduled backups of the database.
Installing and Setting Up System Storage Archive Manager API
Clients
The DR550 storage interface is the System Storage Archive Manager API Client. You may need to
install the System Storage Archive Manager API Client V5.2.2 or later on the server(s) that are
sending data to the DR550. Your software vendor may offer specific recommendations for defining
System Storage Archive Manager storage management policies, the System Storage Archive
Manager client node names, and System Storage Archive Manager client Include-Exclude lists. You
will also need to point to the network address of the DR550 in the System Storage Archive Manager
Client Communications Options definition.
The following web based education is available from Tivoli and may be beneficial in providing more
information on System Storage Archive Manager. The site for web based training for externals is
the Virtual Tivoli Skill Center-
cgse1.cgselearning.com/tivoliskills
