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Device Configuration Overview

Before Tivoli Storage Manager can use a removable media device, you must typically perform the steps described in this section.

  1. Plan for the device.

    See Planning for Devices.

  2. Attach the device to the server system, and ensure that the appropriate device driver is installed and configured. For more information on attaching devices, see Chapter 4, Attaching Devices to the Server System.

    For more information about which device drivers to use, see Installing and Configuring Device Drivers.

  3. Define the device to Tivoli Storage Manager.

    Define the library, drive, paths, device class, storage pool, and storage volume objects. For an introduction to these objects, see Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Objects and Configuring Devices.

  4. Define the Tivoli Storage Manager policy that links client data with media for the device.

    Define or update the policy that associates clients with the pool of storage volumes and the device. For an introduction to Tivoli Storage Manager policy, see How Tivoli Storage Manager Stores Client Data. For a description of the default policy, see The Standard Policy.

    Note:
    As an alternative to creating or modifying a Tivoli Storage Manager policy, you can place the new storage pool in the storage pool migration hierarchy by updating an already defined storage pool.
  5. Register clients to the domain associated with the policy that you defined or updated in the preceding step. For more information, see Chapter 12, Implementing Policies for Client Data.
  6. Prepare storage volumes for use by the device. At a minimum, you must label volumes for the device. For SCSI, 349X, and ACSLS libraries, add the volumes to the device's volume inventory by checking in the volumes. For more information, see Chapter 2, Introducing Storage Devices.


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