Unit01_TS625

Unit objectives
When you complete this unit, you can perform the following tasks:
Describe Spectrum Protect and its function
List the components of Spectrum Protect
Describe Spectrum Protect 7.1 administrative functions and interfaces
Identify the Spectrum Protect servers set up for this course
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IBM Spectrum Protect was formerly known as IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).

Topics
Lesson 1: Basic Spectrum Protect concepts
Lesson 2: Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Lesson 3: Benefits of a multi-server Spectrum Protect environment
Lesson 4: The IBM Spectrum storage family
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Lesson 1
Basic Spectrum Protect concepts
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IBM Spectrum Protect basic functions
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Spectrum Protect components
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Server
Database and recovery logs
Policy
Server storage
Administrative and client schedules
Client
Administrative client command line
Backup-archive GUI
Backup-archive command line
Web client
Application client, for example Spectrum Protect for Mail
Application Program Interface (API) customized for applications
Operations Center

Spectrum Protect server
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The Spectrum Protect server consists of the following components:
Database
Recovery logs
Server options
Default policy
Standard
Default storage pool definitions
Backuppool
Archivepool
Spacemgpool

Spectrum Protect database
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The Spectrum Protect server has a database that contains information about the following items:
Policy and schedules
Activity log and events records
Data storage inventory
Client nodes and administrators
Connection information
Authority
You do not need to be a DB2 database administrator to perform Spectrum Protect DB2 functions. Although the Spectrum Protect database is running on DB2, it has been designed especially for Spectrum Protect.
Daily management of the database is always performed using the Spectrum Protect utilities.

Spectrum Protect recovery log
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The recovery log is composed of the following files:
Active log
In-flight transactions not yet committed to the database
Active log mirror
Mirror copy of active log
Maintains same size as active log
Archive log
Transactions that are complete and committed to the database
Archive failover log

Server options file
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Windows options:
Communication
Backup and archive processing
Restore and retrieve processing
Scheduling and language
Format
Command processing
Authorization
Error processing
Transaction processing
UNIX options:
Communication
Backup and archive processing
Restore and retrieve processing
Scheduling and language
Command processing
Authorization
Error processing
Transaction processing

Volume history and device configuration files
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Volume history
This option specifies the names of the files to be automatically updated whenever server sequential volume history information is changed. There is no default for this option.
You can include one or more volume history options in the dsmserv.opt file. When you use multiple volume history options, Spectrum Protect automatically updates and stores a backup copy of the volume history information in each file specified.
Device configuration
Device configuration information is also stored in the Spectrum Protect database with a define devclass command. This information includes drive and library definitions created using the define drive and define library commands.
Keep copies of devconfig.out (UNIX) or devcnfg.out (Windows ) and volhist.out for database recovery purposes by updating the options file.

Communication options
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TCP/IP Version 4 or 6 (enabled by default)
Named Pipes (enabled by default)
Shared memory
Simple network management protocol (SNMP) Distributed Program Interface (DPI)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Shared memory can be enabled for database backups.

Policy management
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Include c:\taxes\* MC1
DSMC ARCHIVE -ARCHMC=MC2
Grace backup retention
Grace archive retention
Client
Server

Disk-type storage devices
You can define additional device classes so that they reflect specific devices, media, and procedures. Use the following command:
DEFINE DEVCLASS DEVTYPE=TYPE of device
Random access
(DISK)
Sequential access
(removable media and FILE)
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The DISK device class is predefined.

Storage pools
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Storage pools are collections of similar media that provide storage for backed up, archived, and migrated files. These pools can be chained to create a storage hierarchy.
Use any supported sequential media in all copy storage pools.
Migration: Data moves from the primary disk pool directly to tape pools.
In this course, storage pools are represented by these graphics.
Primary random access disk-type storage pool
Primary sequential access file-type storage pool on disk
Primary sequential access storage pool on tape

Container type storage pools
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Container storage pools provide the following benefits:
Provides simplified storage management, using directory or cloud containers, not volumes
Supports public and private clouds
Optimizes data-deduplication processing
Deduplication is enabled when container is created
Compression is enabled when container is created
Reduces database growth and size
Increases server performance and scalability
Improves recoverability of damaged extents
Provides excellent performance for most workloads
Directory
Cloud

Administrators
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The Spectrum Protect administrators manage the following areas:
Daily operations
Client backups and schedules
Server maintenance and schedules
Administrators and clients
Levels of administrative authority
Login requirements and server access
The server performance
Storage pools and volumes
Other Spectrum Protect servers
Disaster recovery
Troubleshooting

Administrative client options
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-ID=USERID
-PASSWORD=password
-NOCONFIRM
-QUIET
-CONSOLEMODE
-MOUNTMODE
-ITEMCOMMIT
-OUTFILE=filename
-COMMADELIMITED
-TABDELIMITED
-DATAONLY=value
-DISPLAYMODE=list or table
dsmadmc
admin_command

Backup-archive client
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A client node is equivalent to a computer, virtual machine, or application, such as a Spectrum Protect backup-archive client that is installed on a file server for data backups.
In this course, the client instance is represented by these graphics.
VM or Hyper-V
file server
applications
such as database or mail server

Interfaces
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Lesson 2
Spectrum Protect Operations Center
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Operations Center, Overview page
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banner
pod
pod

The banner
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shared links
White font = active selection
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Hovering over the tabs in the banner displays the available functions for that tab.
Return to Overview page

Operations Center, new features for 7.1.4 and 7.1.5
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The following enhancements were made to the Operations Center for Spectrum Protect 7.1.5:
You can use the Add Storage Pool wizard to create a cloud-container storage pool that backs up data to IBM Cloud Object Storage System, formerly known as Cleversafe, an IBM object storage system, using the Simple Storage Service (S3) protocol.
You can use inline compression with a directory-container storage pool to maximize storage pool space. You can complete the following tasks:
Specify whether data that is stored to a directory-container storage pool is compressed.
View how much space was saved in a storage pool by deduplicating and compressing data. The savings from both client-side and server-side compression are shown.
The following enhancements were made to the Operations Center for Spectrum Protect 7.1.4:
You can complete the following tasks with the Reports page:
Configure and manage a general operations report and a license compliance report. These predefined reports are available by default.
Configure and manage custom reports, which use SQL SELECT statements to query one or more managed servers.
Schedule reports to be sent automatically, or manually send a report.
You can complete the following tasks for NAS file servers:
View capacity and status information for NAS file servers that are registered as Tivoli Storage Manager clients.
View the capacity of volumes that are defined on NAS file servers.
Track the status and performance of full and differential volume backups.

Operations Center, new features for 7.1.6
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The following enhancements were made to the Operations Center for Spectrum Protect 7.1.6:
You can use the new Convert Storage Pool wizard to move data from a primary storage pool that uses the FILE device class or a virtual tape library (VTL) to a directory-container storage pool. Directory-container storage pools provide inline data deduplication and compression, and are typically easier to manage than volume-based pools.
You can view status, capacity, and configuration information for tape libraries. You can complete the following tasks:
View the status of library robotics, drives, and paths.
View the number of available scratch tape volumes and private tape volumes for each server.
View a library's overall tape capacity and tape usage over two weeks.
For shared libraries, identify which server is the library manager and which servers are library clients.
View the configuration and state of tape drives, including currently loaded tapes.
Specify which drives are available for server operations by taking them offline or bringing them online.
You can use the Add Server Pair wizard to enable Aspera FASP technology for replication processes. Aspera FASP technology is available when you purchase the IBM Spectrum Protect High Speed Data Transfer product. An evaluation license is available by request.

Lesson 3
Benefits of a multi-server Spectrum Protect environment
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Traditional disk to tape
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DB2
Application, system, and virtual machines
Server
Tape library
backup
restore
Storage pool hierarchy
Migration
To offsite storage

Multi-site disk environment overview
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Application, system, and virtual machines
Application, system, and virtual machines
Server
Server
Disk storage for deduplicated data and inventory backup
Disk storage for deduplicated data and inventory backup
Data replication
Storage pool protection
backup
restore
backup
restore
failover restore
failover restore
Site A
Site B

Lesson 4
The IBM Spectrum Protect storage family
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IBM Spectrum Protect products
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Application Protection
Advanced Agents for Core Applications
Mail agents support Microsoft® Exchange and Lotus® Domino®.
Database agents support Oracle® and Microsoft® SQL.
Enterprise Resource Planning agent supports SAP® on Oracle, and SAP HANA environments.
Advanced Agent for Virtual Environments
VMWare
Hyper-V
Snapshot Management
Oracle
DB2
SAP Oracle/DB2
VMWare
Space Management
Spectrum Protect
Spectrum Protect
Backup and Restore
Archive and Retrieve
Operations Center
Data Reduction (deduplication)
Spectrum Protect Extended Edition (Basic plus..)
Advanced disaster recovery management
Backup via NDMP for NAS
Large libraries, additional tape support
Node replication
IBM Spectrum Protect for SAN
Spectrum Scale
Formerly known as GPFS
Spectrum Scale file systems balances the workload and capacity for all Spectrum Protect instances on disk
Provides standardized, scalable and easy to use storage infrastructure for the multiple instances

IBM Spectrum Protect Suite
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Aspera
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“Aspera’s unwavering mission is to create the next-generation software technologies that move the world’s data at maximum speed, regardless of file size, transfer distance and network conditions. Our patented, highly efficient bulk data transport technology FASP™ is unique and core to all Aspera high-performance file transfer software. Organizations across a variety of industries on six continents rely on Aspera software for the business-critical transport of their digital assets.”

Spectrum Protect high speed data transfer with Aspera
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Requirements for each source and target server to run IBM Spectrum Protect High Speed Data Transfer
Running IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1.6 (or later)
Running on Linux for System x platform
Using directory container pools
Using PROTECT STGPOOL and/or REPLICATION to transfer data
Have a valid license
When adding a server pair with the wizard in the Operations Center, Aspera FASP can be enabled with the transfer protocol step once the license is installed on the target and source servers.

Cloud-based storage solution
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IBM Cloud and Software Defined Storage software solutions can:
Manage data growth
Better prepare for future storage demands with an optimized, integrated and virtualized storage environment designed to help reduce complexity, costs and underutilized assets
Increase reliability
IBM storage specialists help reduce risks by using time-tested processes and drawing on years of experience implementing, migrating and managing storage environments
Enable innovation
Create a more efficient storage infrastructure that can support new business growth opportunities
IBM provides a broad portfolio of storage services designed to help you keep up with explosive data growth and the latest technology advancements.

Unit glossary
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Review the key words and concepts for this unit:
Spectrum Protect Extended Edition
Database
Recovery logs
Server options
Default policy
Archive log
Active log
Volume history
Device configuration
For additional training on IBM Spectrum Protect concepts and basic functions, visit our YouTube channel.
Go to youtube.com and search for Spectrum Protect Software Training. Click Playlists to access the TSM/Spectrum Protect 101 series.

Review questions
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True or false: The Spectrum Protect administrative command line, which is used for issuing commands for the server, is automatically installed with the Spectrum Protect server.
True or false: Shared memory can be enabled for database backups.
True or false: You need to be a DB2 database administrator to perform Spectrum Protect DB2 functions.
Which type of storage pools optimizes data-deduplication processing?
What is a benefit of using a multi-server disk environment?

Exercises for Unit 1
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Lab environment
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Exercise introduction
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You will perform the following exercises:
Log on and verify the system
Use the Spectrum Protect administrative command line interfaces
Add a spoke in the Operations Center
View status and use Command Builder in the Operations Center