Unit 1: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Overview

Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• Identify how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager serves as a tool for

data management and protection.

• Identify major components of the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

solution.

• Identify the IBM Tivoli Data optional products that are part of
the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager solution.
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Overview of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager: An
Enterprise-wide Solution

•IBM Tivoli Storage Manager stores copies of data off-site.

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

scales to protect hundreds of
computers running a variety Local Area
Network
of operating systems.

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Area

Network
provides intelligent data
move and store techniques.
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Job Roles
Operator – Responsible for daily operations of Tivoli Storage
Manager which includes monitoring, reporting, and managing
media.

Implementer – Responsible for deploying Tivoli Storage Manager

which includes planning, installing software, and performing initial
configuration.

Server Administrator – Responsible for post-installation tasks

which include protecting the Tivoli Storage Manager data and
database, managing policies and space management, optimizing
performance, and controlling integration with other products.

Backup-Archive Administrator – Responsible for managing the

backup, archive, restore, and retrieve functions.
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Tivoli Storage Manager

Administrator
Server

Storage Devices

Offsite Storage

Client Nodes
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Components

Administration
Center TSM backup-archive
and Web clients

administrative
scheduler
recovery log
backup-archive
scheduler

policy-based
management
TSM database
storage
devices

storage pools
TSM server
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Basic Concepts
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Interfaces

Interface: How interface is accessed:

Administration Center GUI ISC logon

Backup-Archive (BA) Client dsm (Windows)

GUI dsmj (UNIX)
Web Client GUI Web browser and port 1581

BA Client Command Line dsmc

TSM Server Command Line dsmadmc, Administration

Center, and Server Console
TSM Sever GUI Windows MMC Console
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Tivoli Storage Manager Server

In a traditional LAN configuration, the role of a Tivoli Storage

Manager server is to store the backup or archive data from the
backup-archive clients that it supports to storage media. The
server also has a database of information to keep track of the
data it manages, including policy management objects, users
and administrators, and client nodes.
Tivoli Storage Manager server refers to an instance, not a
physical system. You can have multiple instances of the server
on the same system.
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Scheduler

Administrator-defined schedules allow for the automation of Tivoli

Storage Manager server and backup-archive client operations. A
comprehensive and integrated set of schedules can provide the
basis for efficient data management with little need for
intervention during normal operations.

Scheduling Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client

operations consists of schedules on the Tivoli Storage Manager
server and a scheduler component that runs on the Tivoli Storage
Manager backup-archive client machine.
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Backup-Archive Client
The TSM backup-archive client is a service which sends data to
and retrieves data from, a TSM server. The TSM backup-archive
client must be installed on every machine that needs to transfer
data to server-managed storage called storage pools. The TSM
server uses a unique node name to identify each TSM backup-
archive client instance.
The TSM backup-archive client supports encryption, and a
password can be used to authenticate communications between
the TSM backup-archive client and server. Data can be
recovered to the same client machine that initially transferred it or
to another client with a compatible file system format if that client
has provided permission.
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Tivoli Storage Manager Database

Tivoli Storage Manager saves information in the Tivoli Storage

Manager database about each file, raw logical volume, or database
that it backs up, archives, or migrates. This information includes the
file name, file size, management class, copy group, location of the
files in Tivoli Storage Manager server storage, and all other
information except for the data. Data is stored in a storage pool.

The Tivoli Storage Manager database is the heart of IBM Tivoli

Storage Manager. Later in this course you will see how to protect the
TSM database, because without the database, data cannot be
restored.
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Tivoli Storage Manager Recovery Log

The recovery log, which is structured like the Tivoli Storage
Manager database, keeps track of all changes made to the
database. If a system outage were to occur, a record of the
changes would be available for recovery.
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Storage Pools
Storage pools are collections of like media that provide storage for
backed up, archived, and migrated files. These pools can be
chained in order to create a storage hierarchy. The representation
below shows the example of data migrating from disk to disks or
files to tape pools. Any supported sequential media can be used in
the lower two pools.
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Types of Storage Pools

Active-Data Storage
Primary Storage Pools Pools

Copy Storage Pools

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Policy-Based Approach to Data Management

Policies enable data management

based on business requirements by
defining:

• Which files are eligible for back up

• Which files are eligible for archive
• Where the data is stored
• How long the data is retained
• How many versions are retained
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Tape Library
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager supports a variety of library types,
including manual libraries, SCSI libraries, 349X and 358X (LTO)
libraries, and external libraries. A tape library is essentially a box
that holds drives and cartridges, and provides automation for
tape operation.
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Progressive Incremental Methodology

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Backup-Archive
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Backup-Restore Functionality with IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager

BACKUP RESTORE
The backup-archive
The files are returned
clients send copies of
to the backup-archive
files to Tivoli Storage
client.
Manager server.
.

The Tivoli Storage When a restore is requested

Manager server stores by the backup-archive client,
the copies in the the storage pool sends the
storage pools. copy back to the server.
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Archive-Retrieve Functionality with IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager

ARCHIVE RETRIEVE
The backup-archive A copy of the files are
clients send copies of returned to the backup-
files for retention to archive client.
Tivoli Storage Manager .
server.

The Tivoli Storage When a retrieve is requested

Manager server stores by the backup-archive client,
the copies in the the storage pool sends a
storage pools. copy of the data retained in
the storage pool.
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Versioning
The active version is the most recent backup copy of a file.
Inactive versions are earlier copies of the file.

Inactive Version
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Versioning, continued
When a backup session is performed, and TSM detects that the
file has been deleted from the client, then TSM changes all the
backed up versions to inactive.

Inactive Version
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Expiration
During expiration processing, older versions of files are expired
according to the rules of the policy domain.

Expired Version
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Reclamation
Expiring data leaves media partially full. Reclamation processing
consolidates data onto fewer new volumes.
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Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM)

DRM is a feature of TSM that assists in disaster planning.
It tracks the location of media that can be used to recover
from a major or minor disaster.

Copypool tapes
being sent
offsite
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Administrator Management Capabilities

System Privileges All Tivoli Storage Manager server tasks.

Storage Privileges Database, recovery log, and storage pool

management.

Operator Privileges Commands for server availability, resource

usage, and physical media management.

Policy Privileges Policy domain, policy set, management

class, copy group, and schedule
management.

Analyst Privileges Review and reset server statistics.

Node Privileges Client actions, product usage, and activity

monitoring.
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager’s Administration
Center on the Integrated Solutions Console

The Administration Center provides centralized IBM

Tivoli Storage Manager enterprise management from the
Integrated Solutions Console (ISC).
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Managing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager with the
Administration Center
Benefits of the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administrative
Center:
• Centralized Web administration of multiple TSM servers
• Access to administrative command line
• Administrative task wizards to manage:
• Enterprise configuration
• Storage devices
• Policies
• Client nodes
• Service maintenance

Administration
Center
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Types of Storage Media on which Tivoli
Storage Manager Stores Data

Tivoli
Storage storage
Manager pool
server

Tivoli Storage Manager supports many tape and optical libraries and a
variety of storage media types, such as:
WORM CD-RW
Optical DVD-RAM
Disk File
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Optional Products for IBM Tivoli Storage

Manager

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Hardware
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Application Servers
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning
• These products were previously known as Tivoli Data Protection agents, or
TDPs.

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery

• Previously known as Tivoli SysBack

• IBM System Storage Archive Manager

• Previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Data Retention
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager’s Disaster
Preparation and Recovery

With Disaster Recovery Management, you can:

• Prepare a disaster recovery plan.
• Manage your off-site volumes and track media.
• Manage your client data.
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Licensing

• Licensing for all systems must be at either the IBM Tivoli

Storage Manager or IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended
Edition level.
• Licenses cannot be mixed at a site level.
• There are three license files:
• tsmbasic.lic
• tsmee.lic
• dataret.lic

For licensing information, refer to the document titled IBM Tivoli

Storage Manager Read This First.
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Summary
You should now be able to:

• Identify how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager serves as a tool for

data management and protection.

• Identify major components of the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

solution.

• Identify the IBM Tivoli Data Protection products that are part of
the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager solution.