You may have a number of TSM servers in your network, at the same or different locations. For example, you may have users scattered across many locations, and have located TSM servers close to the users to manage network bandwidth limitations. You may set up multiple servers for organization purposes. You may have multiple servers on your network to make disaster recovery easier. TSM provides functions to help you configure, manage, and monitor the servers connected to a network. For example, an administrator working at one TSM server can work with TSM servers at other locations around the world, as Figure 4 illustrates.
Figure 4. Connecting Tivoli Storage Manager Servers around the World
The Enterprise Administration functions allow you to do the following:
For detailed information on these tasks, see Chapter 17, Working with a Network of Tivoli Storage Manager Servers.
With server-to-server virtual volumes, you can use the storage on one server for data from another server. See Using Virtual Volumes to Store Data on Another Server for details.
With the Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM), you can store a recovery plan file for one server on another server. You can also back up the server database and storage pools to another server. See Chapter 24, Using Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager for details. See Licensing Tivoli Storage Manager for information about licensing the TSM server to use DRM.