Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Quick Start


Overview

The Initial Configuration Environment Wizard obtains information on your environment and determines the activities to be performed. Table 3 presents the sequence of the wizards and briefly describes each.

Table 3. Initial Configuration Wizards

Activity Description
Defining the Environment The Initial Configuration Environment Wizard collects information about your computing environment. It asks whether you want to configure TSM for a standalone or network environment. If multiple servers are installed, you can select the one to configure. See Defining the Environment.
Tuning Performance The Performance Configuration Wizard detects system resources and measures computer performance. It updates server options accordingly and provides a report that includes remote client options setup. See Tuning Performance.
Initializing the Server The Server Initialization wizard initializes the Tivoli Storage Manager server, which includes specifying the paths for the initial database, recovery log, and disk storage pool volumes. The Cluster Configuration wizard configures Tivoli Storage Manager for a clustering environment. The Volume Configuration Wizards recommend sizes for the storage pools, database, and recovery log, and format and define disk volumes as required. See Initializing the Server.
Registering Licenses The License Wizard registers the licenses for the Tivoli Storage Manager features you have purchased. See Registering Licenses.
Configuring Services The Service Configuration Wizard configures the server, device driver, and scheduler as Windows services. See Configuring Services.
Configuring Devices The Device Configuration Wizard sets up the storage devices you choose to use with TSM. See Configuring Devices.
Configuring Client Nodes The Client Node Configuration Wizard registers client nodes and defines storage policies.
Note:The term client refers to backup-archive clients, Tivoli Data Protection application clients, and Tivoli Space Manager clients.
See Configuring Client Nodes.
Scheduling Client Operations The Scheduler Configuration Wizard helps you define schedules that automate client and agent operations. See Scheduling Operations.
Configuring Remote Win32 Clients The Network Client Options File Wizard creates a package for configuring remote Win32 clients and places it in a shared directory. See Configuring Remote Win32 Clients.
Prepare Media The Media Labeling Wizards label tape or optical volumes and, if required, check them into automated libraries. See Labeling Media.

Before working with the Initial Configuration Environment Wizard, you should understand the following environments in which you can install Tivoli Storage Manager:

Standalone
A single server and a single client environment. See Figure 1. The server, a backup-archive client, and a administrative client are installed on the same machine. The Server Initialization Wizard automatically configures the clients to communicate with the server.

Figure 1. Standalone Environment

Standalone Environment

Network
An environment that includes network-attached (remote) clients. See Figure 2. The server, a backup-archive client, and a administrative client are installed on the same machine. You can then install clients on workstations throughout your network and update their communication options so that they can connect to the server.

Figure 2. Network Environment

Network Environment


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