Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Quick Start


Changes for April 2000

Tivoli Storage Manager now supports Windows 2000. The table below summarizes additional changes to the current version of the product. For the latest information on requirements and compatibility among products, see this URL: http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html

Active Directory Support
TSM server information, including server name, list of registered clients, and communication parameters, can now be published in Active Directory. The set up wizard for the TSM backup-archive client can look up this information and use it to communicate with the server. The server supports three new options that allow it to automatically update information in Active Directory. A new Active Directory Configuration Wizard has been added to the Server Utilities to allow non-Windows based TSM servers to be defined.

Enhanced Clustering Support
The Server Utilities now includes a Clustering Configuration wizard and is now fully integrated with the Microsoft Cluster Server Administrator. This wizard can be run on different cluster nodes to help ensure that TSM is properly configured to take advantage of fault-tolerant environments.

Support for multiple Server Instances
Enhancements for running multiple instances of the server on a single machine are included. Server initialization has moved out of the set up program and into a Server Initialization wizard. This wizard takes clustering and performance data into account during initialization. All server utility wizards have been updated to take instance information into account.

Terminal Server Performance Enhancement
The Server Utilities will automatically detect when it is being run in a Terminal Server session. In a Terminal Server session, it will not display the splash screen or any wizard background graphics thus significantly improving interactive performance.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Snap-in
A TSM management console is now available and includes snap-ins for the Server Utilities, the Web Administrator, the Web Client, and related system snap-ins. This allows custom tools to be created and customized using features such as taskpads and the ability to add and remove other snap-ins to the console.

Windows 2000 Enhancements for the TSM Client
Many updates have been made for the TSM Client. See the client documentation for details.


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