When you configure devices so that the Tivoli Storage Manager server can use them to store client data, you create storage pools and storage volumes. This section gives you overviews and details on storage pools and storage volumes.
The procedures in Chapter 3, Using Magnetic Disk Devices with Tivoli Storage Manager and Chapter 4, Using Removable Media Devices with Tivoli Storage Manager show you how to set up and use devices to provide TSM with server storage. The procedures use the set of defaults that TSM provides for storage pools and volumes. The defaults can work well, but you may have specific requirements not met by the defaults. Three common reasons to change the defaults are the following:
You can also make other adjustments to tune the server for your
systems. See the following sections to learn more. For some
quick tips, see Table 17.
In this chapter, most examples illustrate how to perform tasks by using the TSM command line interface. 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.