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TSM Objects

CA SRM collects information about the following TSM objects:

Nodes

Lists the TSM nodes found in the CA SRM database.

Servers

Lists the TSM servers configured under a CA SRM Application Server. Its Application Server ID and its name uniquely identify each TSM server.

You add servers to the database individually. CA SRM lists each server under the Name, in the left column of the TSM Servers table. The data displayed in the table consists of the configuration information entered when the TSM server was added and statistical information collected periodically by the TSM data collection service.

Sessions

Presents a tabular view of the summary information recorded in the Activity Log file at the end of each TSM session. CA SRM identifies each session uniquely by its TSM Node ID and start date/time of the session. You can have multiple sessions per node.

Accounting Sessions

Objects representing the summary information recorded in the Accounting Log file at the end of each TSM session.

Schedules

Lists the schedules defined for TSM servers known to CA SRM.

In addition to schedule timing and its associated action, the table also lists the details of the last instance when CA SRM executed the action.

CA SRM obtains the planning data in the TSM Schedules table from the TSM server through TSM ODBC. The actual data is collected periodically from the session information by the TSM data collection service.

Storage Pools

Lists the storage pools defined for TSM servers known to CA SRM. A storage pool is a collection of volumes used by the TSM server to store backups.

The periodic TSM data collection service maintains the data in the Storage Pool table.

Processes

Lists the main processes running on the TSM server, such as migration, reclamation, inventory expiration, and so on. This information helps you evaluate the behavior of the TSM system, troubleshoot problems, and plan for future capacity.

The periodic data collection service maintains the data in the Processes table. This service scans the messages that each process writes to the Activity Log. A summary of this information appears in the TSM Servers table.

Volumes

Lists volumes used for TSM backups. The Volume Properties dialog displays a summary of detailed information about the selected volume.

Libraries

Lists the TSM libraries (tape robots) configured into the CA SRM database. The Library Properties dialog displays a summary of detailed information about the selected library.

Drives

Lists all the TSM backup tape drives configured into the CA SRM database. The Drive Properties dialog displays a summary of detailed information about the selected drive.

Events

Lists all the TSM events (including their status) in the CA SRM database.

Filespaces

Lists all the TSM filespaces in the CA SRM database. From the filespace table, you can zoom to the TSM node connected to each filespace and, if CA SRM manages the TSM node, to the computer object itself. By examining this table, you can determine if there are any volumes that are not being backed up by TSM.

Path

Lists the TSM paths. Before you can use a device with a TSM server, you must define a path between the device and the server or the device and the data mover responsible for outboard data movement. You can use the following path relationships with TSM servers:

Activity Logs

This table contains a copy of the TSM Activity Log database table. The Message Scanning Services fill this table with their result files.

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