Administrator's Reference

DEFINE MACHINE (Define a Machine)

Use this command to save disaster recovery information for a TSM server or client node machine.

Note:TSM does not use the information. It is only to help you plan for the disaster recovery of client machines.

Privilege Class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

>>-DEFine MAchine--machine_name--------------------------------->
 
>-----+------------------------------+-------------------------->
      '-DESCription--=--description--'
 
>-----+------------------------+---+------------------+--------->
      '-BUilding--=--building--'   '-FLoor--=--floor--'
 
                           .-PRIority--=--50---------.
>-----+----------------+---+-------------------------+---------->
      '-ROom--=--room--'   '-PRIority--=----number---'
 
      .-ADSMServer--=--No------.
>-----+------------------------+-------------------------------><
      '-ADSMServer--=--+-No--+-'
                       '-Yes-'
 

Parameters

machine_name (Required)
Specifies the machine name. The name can be up to 64 characters.

DESCription
Specifies a machine description. This parameter is optional. The text can be up to 255 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

BUilding
Specifies the building that this machine is in. This parameter is optional. The text can be up to 16 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

FLoor
Specifies the floor that this machine is on. This parameter is optional. The text can be up to 16 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

ROom
Specifies the room that this machine is in. This parameter is optional. The text can be up to 16 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

PRIority
Specifies the restore priority for the machine. You can specify an integer from 1 to 99. The highest priority is 1. This parameter is optional. The default is 50.

ADSMServer
Specifies whether the machine contains a TSM server. Only one machine can be defined as containing a TSM server. This parameter is optional. The default is NO. Possible values are:

No
This machine does not contain a TSM server.

Yes
This machine contains a TSM server.

Examples

Task

Define a machine named DISTRICT5, and specify a location, a floor, and a room name. This machine contains critical data and has the highest priority.

Command:
define machine district5 building=101 floor=27 room=datafacilities priority=1

Related Commands

Table 52. Commands Related to DEFINE MACHINE

Command Description
DEFINE MACHNODEASSOCIATION Associates a TSM node with a machine.
DEFINE RECMEDMACHASSOCIATION Associates recovery media with a machine.
DELETE MACHINE Deletes an existing machine.
INSERT MACHINE Inserts machine characteristics or recovery instructions into the TSM database.
QUERY MACHINE Displays information about machines.
UPDATE MACHINE Changes the information of an existing machine.


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