Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide


Chapter 4. Adding Devices to Tivoli Storage Manager

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 TSM device support:

Concepts:
"Devices Supported by Tivoli Storage Manager"
"Overview of Adding Devices"
"Device Names for Tivoli Storage Manager"
"Overview of Selecting Device Drivers"
"Overview of Storage Area Networks (SANs)"

Use the following table to locate instructions for the type of device being added:

Tasks:
"Planning for Devices"
"Selecting the Appropriate Device Driver for Tivoli Storage Manager Devices"
"Adding Manual Devices"
"Adding Automated Library Devices"
"Adding Devices Not Supported by the Tivoli Storage Manager Device Driver"
"Adding Optical Devices"
"Adding Removable Media Devices"
"Adding Devices Using TSM Commands"
"Troubleshooting Device Configuration"

The tasks in this chapter are performed using the TSM Server Utilities and the TSM command line interface. For information about the Server Utilities, see the Server Utilities online help. For information about the TSM commands, see Administrator's Reference or issue the HELP command from the command line of a TSM administrative client.

All of the TSM commands can be performed from the administrative Web interface. For more information about using the administrative interface, see Quick Start.

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

Note:For information about supported devices and element numbers, visit the TSM home page at http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html .


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