Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Using the Backup-Archive Client
This section summarizes changes made to the Tivoli Storage Manager product
and this publication.
Following is a summary of changes since Tivoli Storage Manager Version
4.2:
- Support for Processing Network Attached Storage (NAS) File System Images
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports backup and restore of network attached
storage (NAS) file system images to tape drives or libraries that are locally
attached to NAS file servers. Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP enables
backup and restore support on the Tivoli Storage Manager Windows NT and
Windows 2000 servers for NAS file servers from Network Appliance.
Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP is a separately priced and licensed
product. See "Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP Version 4.2.1 Requirements" for Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP requirements. See Appendix A, "Backing Up NAS File Systems" for information on how to back up and restore
NAS file system images using the Web client and command line client.
- Support for LAN-Free Data Movement
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports LAN-Free data movement in a storage area
network (SAN) environment. LAN-Free data movement allows client data to
move directly from the client to a SAN-attached storage device.
Shifting the client data movement from the communications network to a SAN
decreases the load on the server. This allows the server to support a
greater number of simultaneous client connections. See "LAN-Free Data Movement" for more information.
Following is a summary of changes since Tivoli Storage Manager Version
4.1:
- Enhancement for Archiving Files
- You can use the v2archive option with the archive
command to archive only files to the server. Directories that exist in
the path of the source file specification will not process. See V2archive for more information.
- Windows NT and Windows 2000 Unicode-Enabled Clients
- Unicode is a universal character encoding standard that supports the
interchange, processing, and display of text that is written in any modern
world language. Unicode file spaces provide support for multi-lingual
workstations without regard for the current locale. Beginning with
Tivoli Storage Manager Version 4.2, the Windows NT and Windows 2000
clients are Unicode-enabled. Windows NT and Windows 2000 clients
support the Unicode code page for file, directory, and file space
names. See "Migrating to the Unicode-Enabled Client" for more information.
- Firewall Support
- In most cases, the Tivoli Storage Manager server and clients can operate
across a firewall. The firewall administrator must open the firewall
ports needed for client and server communication. See "Tivoli Storage Manager Firewall Support" for more information.
- Support for Journal-Based Backup
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports journal-based backup. Journal-based
backup can increase backup performance. With this process, the client
does not scan the local file system or obtain information from the server to
determine which files to process. Journal-based backup also reduces
network traffic between the client and server. See "Journal-Based Backup (Windows NT, 2000 only)" for more information.
- Mobile Dial-Up Support
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports remote network connections to a
server. With a remote network connection, mobile users no longer need
to dial-in to their company network for a scheduled backup. Tivoli
Storage Manager automatically establishes a connection prior to the scheduled
backup. If the connection fails, Tivoli Storage Manager reestablishes
the connection before attempting the backup. See "Mobile Dial-Up Support" for more information.
- Using Communication Method Specified in Active Directory
- When you specify the usedirectory, the Tivoli Storage Manager
client ignores commmethod parameters in the client options file and
queries the Active Directory for the communication method and server with
which to connect. This option is valid for Windows 2000
only. See Usedirectory for more information.
- Restore of Inactive System Objects
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports query and restore of inactive system
objects through the command line interface. You can restore system
objects via point in time restore. Valid with Windows 2000
only.
- Support for Inactivating Backup Objects
- Tivoli Storage Manager allows you to inactivate backup objects. Use
the expire command to inactivate the backup objects listed in a
file specification or designated by the filelist option. See
Expire for more information.
- Filelist Support for Command Processing
- Tivoli Storage Manager supports use of a file that contains a list of
files to be processed for a command. Use the filelist option
to process a specific list of files. The client opens the specified
filelist and processes each file according to the specific command. See
Filelist for more information.
- Enhancements for the Client Acceptor Service (CAD)
- The Tivoli Storage Manager Client Acceptor Service can now manage the
Scheduler and the Web client, reducing the number of background processes on
your workstation. This also resolves memory retention problems that may
occur when using traditional methods of running the scheduler. See "Managing the Client Scheduler Using the Client Acceptor Service" for more information.
- Enhancements for Compression Processing
- You can include or exclude a file or groups of files from compression
processing during a backup or archive operation. See Chapter 7, "Creating an Include-Exclude List" for more information.
- Enhancements for Adaptive Subfile Backup Processing
- You can include or exclude a file or groups of files for Adaptive Subfile
Backup Processing during a backup or restore operation. See Chapter 7, "Creating an Include-Exclude List" for more information.
- Enhancements for Restore of Local Backup Sets
- The Tivoli Storage Manager GUI can restore a backup set on an attached
device on a Windows NT standalone workstation without requiring a server
connection. See "Restoring Data from a Backup Set" for more information.
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