TSM stores data on magnetic disks in two ways:
Task | Required Privilege Class |
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Configuring Random Access Volumes on Disk Devices | System |
Configuring FILE Sequential Volumes on Disk Devices | System |
As part of initial configuration, administrators configure the TSM database and recovery log on the hard disk of the TSM server machine. The initial configuration wizard provides a database volume wizard and a recovery log volume wizard to guide the administrator through these disk volume formatting tasks. See Quick Start for information about using these wizards.
To set up a random access volume on disk to store client backup, archive, or space-managed data, do the following:
Another way to use magnetic disk storage is to use files as volumes that store data sequentially (as on tape volumes). FILE sequential volumes are often useful when transferring data for purposes such as electronic vaulting.
To configure files as volumes that store data sequentially, do the following:
The Device Configuration Wizard automatically creates a storage pool when the FILE volume is configured. Administrators must then do one of the following: