Tivoli Training : IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (ITSM) V 5.2 Basics

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (ITSM) V 5.2 Basics

Tivoli Training Overview

This five day course is intended for System Administrators who will be installing and tailoring the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager solution for their data management strategy. It teaches the participants the fundamentals of ITSM , the terminology, concepts and administrative functions used by ITSM for enterprise data management. The participants get the ITSM hands-on experience through numerous lab exercises.

Tivoli Training Prerequisites

The participants should have a working knowledge of System Administration concepts. Familiarity with operating systems and corporate data management concepts is strongly recommended.

Tivoli Training Audience

This course is designed for System Administrators that need to manage an ITSM data management environment.

Tivoli Training Learning Objectives

The students will learn and practice the implementation of an ITSM 5.2 solution. The theory is reinforced with practical exercises following the lecture.

Tivoli Training Topics

The primary objective of this course is to provide information on these areas:

ITSM Overview

Initial ITSM Server and client installation

Administration overview

Tailoring the server database

Tailoring the server storage pools

Client setup

Policies and practices

Schedules and automation

Reporting

ITSM Server backup and recovery

Tivoli Training Practical Work

All the major topics are supported by workshop labs. The current lab environment is Windows based and it can be adapted to any ITSM operating environment.

Tivoli Training Course Duration

Five Days

Tivoli Training Course outline

1. The overview

Provides a global background of the full capabilities of both the server and the client.

2. The server implementation flow

The implementation is covered from initial server installation, tailoring the data base and designing and the storage pool architecture. This includes the setup of tape robotics.
The ITSM objects described here are the Data Base, the Log, the Storage Pools, the Device Classes, the Libraries and the Volumes.

3. The client implementation

The setup includes the framework, the functional capabilities and the preparation for both manual and automated operation.
The facilities include:
- backup, restore, archive, retrieve, selection criteria, web client and client option sets.

4. The design and implementation of service level support

The implications and the best practices within the context of infrastructure constraints are discussed.
The ITSM objects discussed include: Policy Domains, Policy Sets, Management classes and Copy groups.

5. The automation of the Client activities for successful implementation.

The scheduling options are described for both client schedules and administrative schedules.
The steps to design the daily scheduled activities are examined along with the daily routine.
The ITSM objects discussed are the:
- schedules, server scripts, macros and associations.

6. ITSM Facilities

Compute Node
The logs, the monitoring and the reporting facilities are reviewed including centralized logging.
The facilities and procedures to protect the ITSM server are reviewed including the recommended best practices.
The movement and management of off-site pools is discussed.
The steps to full server recovery are covered as a base understanding for disaster recovery.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Supplied on request only

Minimum Software Requirements

Supplied on request only