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Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for Server-free Data Movement

Tivoli Storage Manager supports a server-free data movement function, which can invoke full-volume backup and restore between a source (client) and a storage device on a SAN configuration. Because the data movement is being performed by a separate device, a data mover, the utilization of server-free data movement results in reduced overhead on the server. This feature supports SCSI tape libraries that are SCSI or Fibre Channel attached.

In order to implement server-free data movement, you must do the following:

  1. Determine the world wide name, the serial number and the LUN for each device.
  2. Define the libraries and their associated server paths.
  3. Define the drives and their associated paths.
  4. Define the device class for server-free data movement.
  5. Define the storage pool for server-free data movement.
  6. Update the copygroup.
  7. Configure Tivoli Storage Manager policy for server-free data movement.
  8. Register the client node.
  9. Define the disks and their associated paths.
  10. Define a data mover for server-free data movement.
  11. Define the paths associated with the data mover.

For more information on configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for server-free data movement, including specific installation instructions, see Chapter 7, Setting Up Server-Free Data Movement.


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