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Chapter 2. Planning<br />
You can set up IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks in a<br />
number of environments. Planning the system configuration provides a smooth<br />
transition through system setup and into production. As part of your planning,<br />
you need to identify the following:<br />
v Which environment to implement.<br />
Supported Operating Systems<br />
v Devices to be used for LAN-free data movement.<br />
v The clients that will use LAN-free data movement.<br />
v The server that will manage particular clients’ data.<br />
v The library used for the LAN-free enabled device. If the library is a Tivoli<br />
Storage Manager shared library, you must identify the Tivoli Storage Manager<br />
server that is the library manager. If the library is an externally managed library<br />
using StorageTek ACSLS, you must identify the control point.<br />
In addition to setting up the storage agent on Sun Solaris, you can set it up on the<br />
following operating systems:<br />
v AIX ®<br />
v Linux ®<br />
v HP-UX<br />
v Windows<br />
The storage agents on the operating systems listed above can work in conjunction<br />
with a Tivoli Storage Manager server on any of the platforms listed. In addition to<br />
the platforms listed, the storage agent can also work in conjunction with a Tivoli<br />
Storage Manager server on z/OS. However, you must install and configure another<br />
server to function as the library manager or implement external library support<br />
through an external library manager (for example, Gresham’s EDT-DistribuTAPE).<br />
You can install this library-manager server on any of the platforms listed. Full<br />
details on using the storage agent with z/OS and OS/390 are given in the IBM<br />
Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Administrator’s Guide and the IBM Tivoli Storage<br />
Manager for z/OS Administrator’s Reference.<br />
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Types of Environments<br />
There are different types of configurations that take advantage of what can be<br />
accomplished using a storage agent in a LAN-free environment. Your environment<br />
is dependent upon the type of storage device you will be using for LAN-free data<br />
storage. The following sections cover descriptions and planning considerations for<br />
several typical LAN-free environments. These environments are:<br />
v A shared ACSLS, SCSI, and 349X Tape Library<br />
v A shared file device using Tivoli SANergy, IBM TotalStorage SAN File System,<br />
or other supported file-sharing software. For current information about<br />
supported file-sharing software, see www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/<br />
products/<br />
support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html.<br />
v An External Library as defined in the Administrator’s Guide in the appendix,<br />
″External Media Management Interface Description.″<br />
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