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Where to Go From Here

Refer to the following sections for resources that provide more information about TSM concepts, as well as the fundamentals of TSM planning and implementation:

Basic Storage Management Tasks

This publication is primarily intended to help you do the following:

  1. Install and configure TSM.
  2. Verify the initial configuration.
  3. Set up client/server communications.
  4. Get started with administrative tasks.

Additional information and instructions are also provided, including the following:

Advanced Storage Management Tasks

The Administrator's Guide is intended to help you perform a wide range of customization and ongoing management tasks, including the following:

Storage area network implementation
You can configure TSM to allow multiple servers to share storage devices over a SAN. You can also configure TSM clients to use a SAN to directly access storage devices.

External media management
You can extend Tivoli Storage Manager storage device and media management function using an external media manager like Windows Removable Storage Manager.

Server and storage pool protection
You can:

Data management policy
You can provide clients on some platforms with hierarchical space management services (HSM). You can also extensively customize backup and archive functions.

Security
You can modify the password access requirements for TSM clients, as well as other password parameters. You can also assign different levels of administrator authority.

Server operations
You can monitor and control:

Network of servers
You can create a network of Tivoli Storage Manager servers that can:

To store data from clients more efficiently, you may find that having Tivoli Storage Manager servers located close to your clients is the best way to manage network bandwidth limitations. As a result, you may have servers at many locations. TSM provides functions to help you configure, manage, and monitor the servers connected to a network consistently and efficiently.

TSM provides a number of functions to help you manage a network of servers. You can:

Use of these functions requires licensing for the optional features, Enterprise Administration, Network, and Server-to-server virtual volumes.


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