IBM-SAN Storage & IBM-TSM Workshop @ CYMPAC

February 7, 2012 by chetan.bhalerao...

WHAT IS SAN STORAGE?
SAN (Storage Area Network) is storage product of IBM which provides dedicated network to block level data
storage. SANs are primarily used to make storage devices, such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical
jukeboxes, accessible to servers so that the devices appear like locally attached devices to the operating system.
Benefits of SAN to Industry
• Sharing storage usually simplifies storage administration and adds flexibility since cables and storage
devices do not have to be physically moved to shift storage from one server to another.
• SAN has the ability to allow servers to boot from the SAN itself. This allows for a quick and easy
replacement of faulty servers since the SAN can be reconfigured so that a replacement server can use the
LUN of the faulty server. While this area of technology is still new many view it as being the future of the
enterprise datacenter.
• SANs also tend to enable more effective disaster recovery processes.
• The Fiber Channel over IP (FCIP) and iSCSI protocols have been developed to allow SAN extension over IP
networks.
IBM-SAN Models:
• IBM Categorized as Entry Level (DS3500 Exp, EXP2500 Express,EXP3000), Midrange (DCS3700,DS5000 series,
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage) and Enterprise (DS8000,IBM XIV, SONAS) Storages based on the data
volume of business segment.
Some basic SAN activities:
• Lun Creation / Deletion, Zoning , LDOM Zoning, iGroup Creation, Lun Mapping, Clusters, NDMP, Quotas,
Fabric Metrocluster, SAN Provision, Log Analysis, New SAN Implementation, SAN troubleshooting, SAN
configuration, Switch configuration, Networking etc.
WHAT IS TSM?
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM or ITSM) is a centralized, policy-based, enterprise class, data backup and recovery
package. The software enables the user to insert objects not only via backup, but also through space management
and archive tools. It also allows retrieval of the same data via similar restore, recall, and retrieve methods.
The product was known as ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) before its 1999 re-branding, and was
originally known as Workstation Data Save Facility (WDSF).
Recent release 6.3 (Oct 2011). The 6.1 release of the TSM Server is supported on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and
Windows Server.

MODULE#1 : Operating System UNIX/AIX
• INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIX-AIX OPERATING SYSTEM
• UNIX/AIX BASIC COMMANDS
• REDIRECTION AND PIPES
• SHELL SCRIPTING
• AIX LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGER (LVM)
• AIX FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
• NETWORKING IN UNIX/AIX

MODULE#2 : TSM Admin
Introduction to Tivoli Storage Manager
• Introduction
• Objectives
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
• TSM platform support
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
• Backup /Restore
• Archive/Restore – Long Term Storage
Functionality
• Tivoli Storage Manager Products
• Installing Tivoli Storage Manager on AIX
• Prerequisites Required by the ITSM Server
• Basic Components Installed by IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager
• Install IBM Tivoli Storage Manager License
on AIX
• Registering and Querying Licenses from
the Command Line
• Backup/Archive Client Prerequisites
• Backup archive client Installation Steps

Managing Storage Pools and Storage Pool
Volumes
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Storage Pools, Storage Pool Hierarchies &
Storage Pool Volumes
• Storage Pool Hierarchies
• Device Classes
• Device Class and Storage Pool
• Defining Storage pools
• Update / query storage pools
• Defining storage pool volumes
• Deleting Storage Pools and Volumes
• Automatic Data Movement
• Storage Pool Migration
• Reclamation
• Collocation

Install and Configure Tape Library Attached
to the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server
• Introduction
• Objective
• Install and Configure Tape Library
Attached to the IBM Tivoli Storage
Manager Server
• Prepare Tape Cartridges for Use in an IBM
Tivoli Storage Manager Tape Library
• Checking in Volumes
• Create Scratch Tapes by Using the LABEL
LIBV Command
• Checking Out Volumes
• Auditing a Library
• Managing Storage Pools and Storage Pool
Volumes

Scheduler
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Overview of Schedules
• Central Scheduling Mode - Client Polling
• Central Schedule Mode - Server Prompted
• Selecting Schedule Methods
• Additional Scheduling options
• Additional Client Polling Options
• Additional Server Prompted Options
• Identify Tasks/Actions that can be
Scheduled for Clients
• Consistent Client Return Codes
• Managing Client/Server Sessions
• Defining Schedules
• Using Command Line to define the
schedule
• Schedule Example
• Using Command line to define Association

Client Configuration
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Identify the types of Clients
• Using the command line
• Using the web client
• Using GUI
• Administrative Control of Access
• Configuring Client Access to Server
• Define include/exclude option
• Include/exclude processing
Backup-Archive Client Functions
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Types of Backups Available from the GUI
• Incremental (Complete) and Journal-based
Backup
• Journal-based Backup
• Incremental by date (only)
• Incremental (without journal)
• Always backup selective
• Snapshot image backup
• Restore operation
• Point-in-time restore
• Archive Process

Database & Recovery Log
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Database and Recovery Log
• Transactions
• Recovery Log Transaction Modes
• Normal Mode
• Roll Forward Mode
• Space Allocation
• Database and Recovery Log Space
• Estimating the size of the database
• Cached and copy Storage pool sizes
• Overhead
• Estimating the Size of the Recovery Log
• Reducing the Database and Recovery Log
Space
Monitoring and Logging Events
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Monitoring and Logging Events
• Client Message Candidates
• Client Event Formatting
• Message Formatting
• Client Event Processing
Enabling Client Events for the Storage

Database & Recovery Log
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Database and Recovery Log
• Transactions
• Recovery Log Transaction Modes
• Normal Mode
• Roll Forward Mode
• Space Allocation
• Database and Recovery Log Space
• Estimating the size of the database
• Cached and copy Storage pool sizes
• Overhead
• Estimating the Size of the Recovery Log
• Reducing the Database and Recovery Log
Space
Monitoring and Logging Events
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Monitoring and Logging Events
• Client Message Candidates
• Client Event Formatting
• Message Formatting
• Client Event Processing
Enabling Client Events for the Storage
MODULE#3 : Disk Storage
IBM Midrange System Storage subsystems and positions those within the overall IBM System Storage Disk.
Systems (DS) family. The IBM Midrange System Storage subsystems include the IBM System Storage
DS4000 and IBM System Storage DS5000 models.

Introduction to Disk storage Entry,
Midrange, Enterprises
• Overview of Disk storage system
environment (Arrays, LUNs)
• Hardware configurations
• Architecture
• DS planning and configuration
• Installing IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager Preparing the DS5000 storage
subsystem
• IBM System Storage DS5000 RAID types
Raid
• Data Protection using RAID
• Raid concepts and usage in Disk
storage
• Configuration of Raid on the Disk
Logical
• Logical configuration of the Disk
• Creating Array
• Creating Luns
Host
• Disk space allocation to various
Host
• Using of the Device drivers
Hardware
• Setup and installation on the DS hardware
• Configuration of the disk
• Overview of the hardware
SAN
• SAN basic concepts and San
zoning will be explained
Miscellaneous Concepts
• SCSI and Fiber Channel Protocol
• DAS (Direct Attached Storage)
• FC-SAN and IP-SAN
• NAS (Network Attached Storage)
• Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Archival Solution
• Local & remote Replication
• Disk Commissioning
• Zoning and Mapping

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Miscellaneous Concepts
• SCSI and Fiber Channel Protocol
• DAS (Direct Attached Storage)
• FC-SAN and IP-SAN
• NAS (Network Attached Storage)
• Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Archival Solution
• Local & remote Replication
• Disk Commissioning
• Zoning and Mapping
IMPORTANT DETAILS RELATED TO COURSE:
• Course Code :
• Certification Code :
• Recent AIX Version : 6.XX & 7.XX- Beta State
• Recent TSM Version : 6.2
• Cympac Owned Data Centre Includes:
o IBM-SAN DS-5020 Box – Midrange Storage
o Tape Library TS-3100 with dual tape drives
o Brocade & CISCO SAN Switches
o AIX P520 with 5 SAS Hot Swap Drives and 10 GB of RAM
o HMC (Hardware Management Console)
o AIX 5.3/6.1 + TSM 6.2 Licensed Software
• All Course Contents are Prepared by Industry Experts and
• Practical Scenarios will be Executed on LIVE server
• UNLIMITED Technical Support/Guidance