This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to integrate, install, configure, and operate the very latest IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Release 5.3 in heterogeneous environments.

You will learn how to implement and operate IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. You should already have a conceptual understanding of Tivoli Storage Manager. We show you how to set up and implement the software, covering basic and advanced topics for Windows, AIX, and Linux based operating system platforms.

We demonstrate how to handle all important tasks to protect your business: planning, client and server installation, operations, performance considerations, SAN environments, NDMP, as well as explaining many more features. This practical guide is intended for the following audiences: system administrators new to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager who are asked to commence a basic IBM Tivoli Storage Manager implementation for the very first time, and administrators who want to learn more about the basic and advanced components and their implementation.

Part 1. Introduction

Chapter 1. Implementation checklists

Chapter 2. Implementation planning

Part 2. Installation

Chapter 3. Server installation

Chapter 4. Backup-archive client installation

Chapter 5. Database and recovery log

Chapter 6. Data storage

Chapter 7. Data storage policies

Chapter 8. Managing Tivoli Storage Manager

Chapter 9. Licensing

Chapter 10. Administrative client

Part 3. Operational details

Chapter 11. Client operations

Chapter 12. Scheduling

Chapter 13. Routine tasks

Chapter 14. Advanced operations

Chapter 15. Performance considerations

Part 4. Advanced topics

Chapter 16. Leveraging SAN environments

Chapter 17. Server-free data movement

Chapter 18. Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

Chapter 19. Disaster Recovery Manager

Chapter 20. Bare Machine Recovery

Chapter 21. Data Protection configuration on the server

Chapter 22. Tivoli Storage Manager upgrade considerations

Appendix A. Planning and sizing worksheets

Appendix B. Book support material: macros and scripts