Document Outline

• Getting Started
  • Supported Operating Systems & Hardware
  • Software and License Requirements
    • Evaluation License Key
  • Software Installation and Configuration
    • Downloading and Installing from the Website
    • Installing from CDROM
    • Updating the Software
  • Starting the Software
  • Enabling Optional Features
  • Initial TSM Setup
    • TSM Server
    • SBADMIN Management Class
    • TSM API Client
• 2. Introduction
  • Terminology
  • Understanding Backup Media
    • Tape Devices
    • Directory Devices
    • NFS Backups
    • TSM Backups
  • Understanding Backup Types
• 3. The Backup Administrator User Interface
  • The Main Screen
  • Closing Windows
• 4. Users
  • User Levels (Roles)
  • Adding a User
  • Removing a User
  • Changing a User
  • Changing your User Information
• 5. Groups
  • Adding a Group
  • Changing a Group
  • Removing a Group
  • Switching Groups
  • Using Groups
• 6. Clients
  • Adding a Client
    • Configuring a Linux, Solaris or AIX Client
    • Configure a TSM Client (node)
    • Enabling Backup Data Encryption for a Client
    • Sparse File Handling
    • Preserve File Access Times
    • Local System Backup Options
  • Removing a Client
• 7. Servers
  • Adding a Backup Media Server
    • Adding a Server Configured in Another Group
    • Group(s) allowed access to this server
    • Adding Access to a Remote Group
    • Configuring Server Devices
    • Client Directory for CDROM and Network Boot Images
    • Alternate Networks
    • Hosts with Access to All Groups
  • Adding a Shared NFS Server
    • NFS Server Name
    • NFS Server IP Address
    • NFS Version 4
    • NFS Share (directory)
    • NFS Client Mount Options
    • NFS Admin Mount Options
  • Adding a TSM Server
    • TSM Server Name
    • TSM Admin User ID/Password
    • PASSWORDAccess
    • COMMMethod
    • COMPRESSion
  • Changing a Server
  • Removing a Server
• 8. Backup Devices
  • Add a Backup Device
  • Tape Devices
    • Tape Write Policy
    • Sequential Autoloader
    • Random Library
  • Directory (Disk) Devices
    • Directory Write Policy
    • Separating Backups by Group and Client
    • Sharing Backups to Directory Devices
    • Maximum Volume Size
    • System and Non-System Backups
    • Default Directory Devices
  • Change a Backup Device
  • Remove a Backup Device
• 9. Local System Backup Device
  • Disk Local System Backup Device
    • System Install Boot Disk
  • NFS Local System Backup Device
• 10. Backup Profile
  • Adding a Backup Profile
    • Buffer Size
    • Specifying the Data to Backup
    • Disk & TSM Backup Read Permission
    • Backup Retention Policy
  • Pre-backup and Post-backup Programs
    • Client Pre & Post Backup Programs
    • Pre & Post Snapshot Programs
    • Backup Server Pre & Post Backup Job programs
    • Creating Pre & Post Backup Programs
  • Incremental/Differential Backups
    • Incremental Backup Examples
    • Restoring from Incremental Backups
  • Changing a Backup Profile
  • Removing a Profile
• 11. Random Tape Libraries
  • Single Drive Libraries
    • Multiple Drive Libraries
    • Using Multiple Drives in a Library Independently
  • Configuring Random Tape Libraries
    • Standard Library Commands
    • Custom Library Commands
    • Define Drive/Tape Slots
• 12. Exclude Lists
  • Using Wildcards
  • Adding an Entry to the Exclude List
  • Removing Entries from the Exclude List
• 13. Backup Jobs
  • Creating a Backup Job
    • Selecting/Customizing the Backup Profile
    • Selecting Clients to Backup
    • Selecting the Data to Backup
    • Selecting the Backup Media
    • Additional Options
    • Scheduling the Backup
  • Creating a Local System Backup
  • Changing a Backup Job
  • Copying a Backup Job
  • Renaming a Backup Job
  • Removing a Backup Job
  • Running a Backup Job on Demand
    • Adding a Job to the Queue from the Command Line
    • Running a Backup Job from the Command Line
  • Automatically Copying Backups
    • Buffer Size
    • Host Read Permission
    • Copy Process Priority
    • Retention Policy
    • Scheduling the Copy
  • The Copy Backup Job
• 14. Holidays
• 15. Snapshot Backups
  • Enabling Snapshot Backups
• 16. Job Queues
  • The Job Queue Display
    • Active Queues
    • Jobs in Queue
  • Icons on the Job Queue Display
  • Monitoring Backups
    • The Backup Status Screen
    • The Backup Output Display
    • The Job Message Screen
  • Manipulating Backup Jobs
    • Kill a Running Job
    • Place a Job on Hold
    • Restart a Job
    • Remove a Job from the Queue
    • Show Status/Output
• 17. Backup Labels
  • Automatically Printing Backup Labels
  • View Backup Labels
    • View by Backup ID
    • View by Disk Label ID
    • View by Tape Label ID
    • View by Server
    • View by Job ID
    • View by Client
    • Read from Server (Media)
  • The Backup Sequence Number
  • Expiring a Backup
    • Manually Expiring a Backup
    • Automatic Expiration of Backups
• 18. Backup Job Status & Output History
  • View by Server
    • View by Job ID
    • View by Client
• 19. Verify a Backup
  • Selecting what to verify
  • Using an Alternate Network to Verify from the Server
  • Displaying the Status and Output of the Verify
• 20. Recreate Volume Groups, Logical Volumes or Filesystems
  • When to Use These Options
  • Recreate Volume Groups
  • Recreate Logical Volumes or Filesystems
• 21. Restore Data from a Backup
  • Selecting the Backup to Restore From
  • Selecting Restore Options
  • Backup Types and Restore Data Types
  • Selecting Data to Restore
    • Search/Select by Name
    • Select Using File Tree
    • Restoring Files or Directories Using Wildcards
  • Restoring Data to a New Destination
  • Using an Alternate Network to Restore from the Server
  • Displaying the Status and Output of the Restore
• 22. Copying Backups to Different Media
  • Common uses
  • Source Media
  • Destination Media
    • Stacking backups to tape
  • Canceling the Operation
• 23. Preferences
  • Software License
    • Administrator License
    • Optional Features
  • General Preferences
    • Operating Systems Support
    • Sound On/Off
    • Fonts & Colors
    • Check for Updates
    • Network Options
    • Report Options
    • Network Options
    • Backup Process Priority
    • Concurrent Backups
    • Auto-Terminate Stalled Backups
  • Backup Retention Policy
    • Tape Backups
    • Disk or TSM Backups
    • Number of Backups to Retain
  • Backup Status Notifications
    • Primary Notification
    • Alternate Notification
  • Server/Device Error Handling
• 24. Calendar
• 25. Reports
  • Clients & Servers
  • Devices
  • Backup Profiles
  • Exclude Lists
  • Backup Jobs
  • Backup History
  • Restore History
  • Backup Expiration Report
  • Network Install Clients
• 26. Utilities
  • Create/Manage Boot Media
  • Remote Installation Manager (RIM)
  • Write a Tape Label ID to a Tape
  • Perform Tape Operations
  • Perform Tape Library Operations
    • Set/Reset Next Tape for Backup/Restore
    • Move Tapes in Library
    • Display Library Media Inventory
  • Rebuild (unexpire) a Backup Label
  • Read Error Settings
  • Change Access Permission of a Disk Backup
• 27. Network Security
  • TCP/IP Ports
  • Network Firewalls
  • Remote Command Execution
  • Remote Installation Manager
  • Encryption Keys
• 28. Getting Help
  • QuickHelp
  • User Guide
  • Communications Errors
  • Storix Support
• Index