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Task 4: Backup Application Server Scan for New DevicesThis t ask requires check for new hardware devices from t he backup server. The newly configured Virt ual devices can now be discovered under Medium Changers and Tape drives. St e p 1 Act ion From t he Device Manager re- scan for devices:

Aft er t he scan com plet es you should see t hat t here are new ent ries under Medium Changers and Tape Drives I f t he Medium Changer shows up as I BM Tivoli St orage Manager for Medium Changers , t he follow st eps are not required. They are here for reference. Not e: I f t he t ape drives are not ident ified correct ly by Windows an addit ional device driver m ay need t o be inst alled.

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 2 Act ion I f not already updat ed, updat e t he driver for t he Exabyt e EXB- 440 Medium Changer t o t he Tivoli St orage Manager driver by double- clicking t he Exabyt e EXB440 device. Select t he Driver Tab and click on Update Driver

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I n t he Hardware Updat e Wizard window, select No, not this time and click

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Act ion Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next

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Select Dont search I will choose the driver to install and click

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Act ion Select IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Medium Changers and click

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Click on Continue Anyway and Finish t he driver inst allat ion

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Act ion Verify t hat I BM Tivoli St orage Manager for Medium Changers is now list ed under Medium Changers

NOTE: I f t here is an exclam at ion m ark on t he Medium Changer, t hat m eans t hat t he driver was not properly loaded. I n t his case, it is best t o disable Rem ovable St orage Manager Service.

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Task 5: Backup Application Server Configure and Initialize the TSM serverThis t ask will configure t he virt ual library in TSM and configure t he client t o be able t o backup dat a. St e p 1 Act ion Launch t he TSM Managem ent Console

Start All Programs Tivoli Storage Manager Management Console2 Select Standard Configuration in t he I nit ial Configurat ion Task List Window and click Start

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Click Next in t he I nit ial Environm ent Configurat ion Wizard window

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Act ion Select Yes and click Next in t he I nit ial Configurat ion Preferences window

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Click Next t o select Network (network connected clients)

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Click Finish t o exit t he wizard

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NearStore VTL Academy 7 Click Next in t he Perform ance Configurat ion Wizard window.

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Act ion Click Next in t he TSM Perform ance Opt ions window t o select 2-49 client s and an even mix of small and large files

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Click Finish aft er Perform ance Test is com plet e

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TSM Lab 10 Click Next in t he Server I nit ializat ion Wizard window

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Click Next in t he Server Key and Locat ion window

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 12 Updat e t he following param et ers: Act ion

Initial database volume size t o 513MB Initial recover log volume size t o 25MB

And click Next 13 Click Next in t he Server Service Logon Param et ers window

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TSM Lab St e p 14 Act ion Not e or updat e t he TSM Server nam e and click Next in t he Server nam e and password window ( default user is adm in and default password is adm in ) . THE SERVER NAME WI LL BE NEEDED WHEN DEFI NI NG OBJECTS USI NG THE TSM COMMAND LI NE I NTERFACE.

Your TSM Server nam e ___________________ 15 16 Click Finish t o init ialize t he server

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Cancel t he Device Configurat ion Wizard Devices will be added via t he com m and line Click No t o exit t he init ial configurat ion

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 19 Act ion Click Done t o exit t he I nit ial configurat ion window

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Task 6: Backup Application Server Configure Storage DeviceThis t ask will configure t he policy dom ain, client node, and backup schedule in TSM. St e p 1 Act ion I n t he St orage Managem ent / Tivoli St orage Manager window, browse t o: Tivoli Storage Manager (Windows local) TSM Device Driver Reports Device Information and t ake not e of t he TSM Nam es. Alt ernat ively, t he TSM Nam es can be found by running \Program Files\Tivoli\tsm\console\tsmdlst.exe from a Com m and prom pt window.

Medium Changer _________________ Tape Device1 ____________________ Tape Device2 ____________________ Tape Device3 ____________________ Tape Device4 ____________________ 2 Open t he C:\library_config file using Not epad. This is t he script t hat will be used t o creat e t he various obj ect s in t he TSM dat abase, so t hat t he TSM server can use t he virt ual library. The next few st eps explain what each com m and does. Also, please verify t hat values in t he script m at ch your environm ent . 3 The define library com m and will define t he library obj ect in t he TSM dat abase. This com m and will creat e a library in TSM nam ed VTL1 . The TSM library nam e does not need t o m at ch t he nam e of t he virt ual library configured int o t he NearSt ore VTL.

define library VTL1 libtype=scsi shared=yes

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 4 Act ion The define path com m and for t he library will allow t he TSM server t o access t he robot . ( Double- check device nam e for t he Medium Changer found in St ep 1 of Task 6 and t he TSM Server nam e found in St ep 14 of Task 5) .

define path ntrain2_server1 VTL1 srctype=server desttype=library device=lb0.0.0.2 online=yes5 The define drive com m and will define t he drive obj ect in t he TSM dat abase. Double- check t he elem ent address of t he first drive ( found in St ep 3 of Task 3) in t he define drive com m ands.

define drive VTL1 DRIVE0 element=0This com m and is repeat ed for each drive in t he library, subst it ut ing t he drive nam e and elem ent address. 6 The define path com m and for each of t he drives will allow t he TSM server t o access t he drives. ( Double- check t he device nam e for t he Tape Peripheral found in St ep 1 of Task 6 and t he TSM Server nam e found in St ep 14 of Task 5) .

define path ntrain2_server1 DRIVE0 srctype=server desttype=drive library=VTL1 device=mt0.1.0.2 online=yes

Com m and is repeat ed for each drive in t he library subst it ut ing t he drive nam e and elem ent address. 7 The define devclass com m and will define t he logical represent at ion of t he library in TSM. The mountlimit lim it s how m any drives can be m ount ed at one t im e. The mountretention is t he t im e in seconds t he server will wait t o unm ount a t ape from a drive when it is idle.

define devclass VTL1_CLASS devtype=LTO format=drive library=VTL1 mountlimit=drives mountretention=08 The define stgpool com m and defines a st orage pool of m edia t hat point s t o a device class. Client s will back up t heir dat a t o such a st orage pool. The reclaim param et er is opt ional wit h a default value of 60 . This is t he percent age of reclaim able space before reclam at ion will st art . For VTLs t his can be set t o 20 t o have 80% ut ilizat ion of t he space in t he VTL. I n t his exercise, we will set t he reclaim value t o 100 so t hat reclam at ion will only run when m anually invoked using t he reclaim stgpool com m and. The maxscratch param et er specifies how m any volum es can be t aken from t he scrat ch pool for t his st orage pool.

define stgpool VTL1_POOL VTL1_CLASS pooltype=primary maxscratch=40 reclaim=1009 The define domain com m and creat es a dom ain. Client s assigned t o t his new dom ain can be configured t o back up t heir dat a t o t he VTL. Usually, client s of sim ilar backup/ ret ent ion policies will be assigned t o t he sam e dom ain. Client s can only be assigned t o one dom ain.

define domain DOM1 backretention=30 archretention=365

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TSM Lab St e p 10 Act ion The define policyset com m and defines a policy cont ainer for t he dom ain. Each dom ain m ust have a policyset .

define policyset DOM1 SET111 The define mgmtclass com m and defines where t o backup/ archive dat a as well as cont ains how m any versions t o keep ( in t he Copygroup definit ion) . Each policyset m ust have a m anagem ent class.

define mgmtclass DOM1 SET1 CLASS112 The define copygroup com m and defines a copygroup in t he m anagem ent class which st orage pool t he backup should go t o as well as how m any versions of a file t o keep. For an increm ent al backup copygroup t hat ret ains 3 versions of files:

define copygroup DOM1 SET1 CLASS1 destination=VTL1_POOL verexists=3 mode=modified13 The assign defmgmtclass com m and set s a m anagem ent class as t he default m anagem ent class in t he polcyset . Each policyset m ust have a default m anagem ent class.

assign defmgmtclass DOM1 SET1 CLASS114 Aft er m aking changes t o a policyset , t he policyset m ust be act ivat ed using t he activate policyset com m and

activate policset DOM1 SET115 16 I f changes were m ade t o t he C:\library_config script , save and close t he file. I n t he St orage Managem ent / Tivoli St orage Manager window, browse t o: Tivoli Storage Manager (Windows local) TSM Server1 Command Line

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 17 Act ion Right click Command Line and select Command Line Prompt t hen run t he m acro t o creat e t he library configurat ion: macro C:\library_config

Check t o m ake sure t hat t he highest ret urn code is 0 ( m eans all com m ands were successfully run) . I f t here is a com m and wit h an error, j ust re- run t hat com m and wit h t he correct param et ers ( as well as any com m ands t hat could not be run because a com m and failed) . 18 Close t he graphical Com m and Line Prom pt window and launch t he t ext based com m and line t ool.

C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\server\tsmdiag\dsmadmcUsernam e = admin Password = admin

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TSM Lab St e p 19 Act ion To label t he volum es in t he virt ual library, ent er t he following com m and:

label libvolume search=yes labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch

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label libvolume VTL1 search=yes labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch20 Run query process t o m onit or t he label process:

query process21 When no act ive processes are found, run query libvolume t o see t he volum es:

query libvolume

Task 7: Backup Application Server Configure Client Node and Backup Policy & ScheduleThis t ask will configure t he client node in TSM. St e p 1 Act ion The client node needs t o be regist ered in TSM. Using t he Client Node Configurat ion wizard, t he client node will be added t o t he Dom ain you creat ed

I n t he St orage Managem ent / Tivoli St orage Manager window, browse t o: Tivoli Storage Manager -> (Windows local) -> TSM Server1 -> Wizards and double- click Client Node Configuration 2 Click Next in t he Client Node Configurat ion Wizard window

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NearStore VTL Academy St e p 3 Act ion Click Next in t he TSM Login I nform at ion window

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Click on Add in t he Define TSM client node and policy window

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TSM Lab St e p 5 Act ion 1. Select t he localhost ( ) as t he Node Nam e 2. Ent er a password 3. Select t he Dom ain you creat ed from t he Policy dom ain nam e drop down list 4. Verify t hat Node dat a will be sent t o t he st orage pool you creat ed

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Click No since we will not regist er any m ore nodes at t his t im e Click Finish t o exit t he Client Node Configurat ion Wizard

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Task 8: Backup Application Server Perform a manual backup to NearStore VTLThis t ask will backup dat a set s from t he backup applicat ion server t o t he NearSt ore VTL using t he Backup/ Archive GUI St e p 1 Act ion Use t he HPCreat eDat a program t o creat e 5GB of t est dat a t o be backed up.1. 2. 3. 4.

From t he deskt op, open My Com put er . Open t he Test Dat a ( F: ) drive. Double- click on t he HPCreateData.exe program icon. Change t he following param et ers: - Change t he Pat h param et er t o F:\TestData - Change File Size from 64KB t o 128MB - Change t he Num ber Of Files Per Direct ory t o 150 Click on t he Start but t on

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Click on t he Exit but t on.

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Bring up t he Backup/ Archive GUI

(Start Programs Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive GUI)3 Ent er t he password specified in St ep 5 of Task 7

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I n t he Backup window select t he F:\TestData direct ory t o backup, select Incremental (complete) from t he drop down list and click on Backup

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Open a DOS com m and prom pt and run t he F: \ updat e.cm d script t o updat e t he ACL of all of t he files in t hat dat aset . This is t o sim ulat e dat a has changed.

F:\update.cmd8 Go back t o t he TSM com m and line window and ent er t he following com m and:

query volumeNot e which t apes were ut ilized. 9 10 Repeat st eps 5- 8 unt il 4 backups have been run. Run t he expirat ion process ( t o expire t he versions t hat are no longer needed) . Because we specified t o keep 3 versions ( in t he copygroup set t ing verexist s) , t he oldest version should be expired.

expire inventory11 Run t he query volume com m and again and not ice t hat now one of t he t apes is less t han 50% ut ilized.

query volume12 Run t he reclaim stgpool com m and t o m anually st art t he reclam at ion process:

reclaim stgpool VTL1_POOL threshold=20

Threshold= 20 m eans t o reclaim t apes wit h 20% or m ore reclaim able space 13 Go t o t he VTL GUI t o see t hat TSM is reading dat a from one t ape and copying it t o anot her Daily Tasks Monit oring St at ist ics 14 Run t he following com m and t o see t hat t he t ape t hat was reclaim ed is now in t he scrat ch pool.

query libvolume

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If no one in your group is going to repeat the TSM lab exercise then skip this section.

Cleanup Procedure TSM Cleanup and Load Default ConfigurationThis procedure will ensure t hat t he next pass t hrough t he lab will have a clean st art . I f no one in your group is going t o repeat t he TSM lab exercise t hen skip t his sect ion.

CAUTION: ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO BACKUP JOBS (OR EXPORTS) RUNNING when running thecleanup process. St e p 1 Act ion Go t o t he St orage Managem ent / Tivoli St orage Manager window, right - click:

Tivoli Storage Manager > (Windows local) TSM Server1 and select Delete Server Instance

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Click Select All t o select all com ponent s for delet ion, t hen click Delete

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Act ion I nit ialize our VTL by ut ilizing Configurat ion Managem ent (Configuration Tasks > Miscellaneous > Configuration Management)

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St e p 5 a. Select Load Configuration

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b. Select Load Configuration

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Act ion 1. Select Apply t o respond t o t he pop up quest ion.

2. The following is t hen displayed

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Close t he TSM Managem ent Console, t hen scan for changes from Device Manager

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Allow anot her person t o have t he hands on VTL experience, repeat ing Part 1 of t he lab ( st art ing on st ep 1, page 7)

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