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Chapter 5. Configuring Storage Devices

This chapter contains concepts and procedures for configuring tape devices, optical disk devices, and removable file devices, such as Iomega Zip drives and Jaz drives.

The following table contains conceptual information needed to understand Tivoli Storage Manager device support:

Concepts:
Device Configuration Overview
Planning for Devices
Server Storage Options
Defining Devices and Paths

Use the following table to locate instructions for specific tasks:

Tasks:
Configuring SCSI Libraries in a LAN
Configuring SCSI Libraries in a SAN
Configuring IBM 349X Libraries in a LAN
Partitioning IBM 349X Libraries in a LAN
Configuring IBM 349X Libraries in a SAN
Configuring Manually Mounted Devices
Configuring Removable File Devices
Configuring Libraries Controlled by Media Manager Programs
Configuring ACSLS-Managed Libraries
Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for LAN-free Data Movement
Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for use with Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP

In this chapter, most examples illustrate how to perform tasks by using a Tivoli Storage Manager command-line interface. For information about the commands, see Administrator's Reference, or issue the HELP command from the command line of a Tivoli Storage Manager administrative client.

Tivoli Storage Manager tasks can also be performed from the administrative Web interface. For more information about using the administrative interface, see Quick Start.

Note:
Some of the tasks described in this chapter require an understanding of Tivoli Storage Manager storage objects. For an introduction to these storage objects, see Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Objects.


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