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