Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Quick Start


Using the Server Utilities Interface

The following briefly describes the Tivoli Storage Manager Server Utilities.

Figure 17. Tivoli Storage Manager Server Utilities

TSM Server Utilities

Service Information
Service Information view provides the administrator with an interface to control the TSM Server, TSM scheduler, and the ADSMScsi device driver as NT services. It also provides a server console monitor and TSM command line interface.

Device Information
Displays information about attached devices. Operations are available by right-clicking on a device in this view.

Version Information
Version Information provides the administrator with access to information about the location and version of TSM components installed on the TSM Server.

Initial Configuration
Initial Configuration provides the administrator with access to the TSM Initial Configuration Wizard, which is a series of wizards, each handling part of initial configuration.

License Configuration
License Configuration provides the administrator with a wizard that allows the administrator to specify the TSM licensed components and features that have been purchased.

Service Configuration
Service Configuration provides the administrator with a wizard that enables the administrator to configure the TSM Server, ADSMScsi device driver, and the TSM Central Scheduler to be controlled like other NT services.

Device Configuration
Device Configuration provides the administrator with two wizards; one for configuring devices and one for arranging storage pool hierarchies.

Client Configuration
Client Configuration provides the administrator with three wizards; one for configuring client nodes and two for creating TSM client options files.

Scheduler Configuration
Scheduler Configuration provides the administrator with a wizard to create schedules and determine which clients and agents get backed up on which schedule.

Volume Formatting
Volume Formatting provides wizards to create and increase the size of TSM database volumes, TSM recovery log volumes, and TSM disk storage pool volumes.

Media Labeling
Media Labeling includes labeling wizards that write labels to new volumes for any device type except removable file devices like Zip drives and JAZZ drives.

Performance
Performance Configuration provides administrators with a wizard that analyzes the environment and makes recommendations for locations of key files and optimal options file settings.

Accounting
Displays a file which includes accounting information.

Server Options
Provides a graphical user interface for editing the server options file.


[ Top of Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Table of Contents | Index ]