Hi Etienne, it is easy. I suppose you have a server with disk capacity, which you want use for TSM to store data. I do not know if that remote machine is Windows or Unix system. It is possible to use both of them (I actually worked only with Windows system but with NFS in Unix it should be also possible).
On Windows system you create shared directory, which TSM server will use for file volumes. You must assign access proper rights to this share for user, under which TSM server is running, so that TSM server can access this directory and create and delete files. Let say for example that your remote machine is named "server1" and shared directory is named "data". If TSM server have proper access rights, you can create storage pool on this shared directory like this: define devclass remotefile devt=file maxcap=200M directory=\\server1\data define stg filestg remotefile maxscr=100 You have to be carefull about setting maxscr parameter. This parameter depends on maxcap parameter from device class. If you multiply this two number, the result should not be greater than storage capacity you have available on remote server (in my example I assume you have 20 GB). If you have Unix machine, you can do the same steps except that in devclass definition for directory parameter you use your NFS mount directory. And that is all. Hope this helps Ing. Jozef Zatko Login a.s. Dlha 2, Stupava tel.: (421) (2) 60252618 "Chandrasekha r, C.R" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <CHARAKOC@TIM cc: KEN.COM> Subject: Re: Semote storage pool Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] RIST.EDU> 18.02.2003 11:27 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Ing. Jozef Zatko, Can you share the steps to achieve this remote storage pool. Thanks, chandrasekhar -----Original Message----- From: Jozef Zatko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Semote storage pool Hi Etienne, you can use remote disks for file device class. I am not sure about 5.1 version, but I did this on 4.2 version and it worked fine. I had problems with using disk device class on remote disks, but file device class worked for me. You can even use UNC names for file volumes (it is better than using drive mapping, bacause you do not need to be logged in to console on TSM server) Ing. Jozef Zatko Login a.s. Dlha 2, Stupava tel.: (421) (2) 60252618 GUILLAUMONT Etienne <eguillau@RGB-TECHN To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OLOGIE.FR> cc: Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: Semote storage pool Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] DU> 18.02.2003 09:51 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hello, I would like to know if it is possible to have a storage pool on a remote machine without installing TSM on it. Typically, what I wan't to do is to use space on a remote server to have a disk or a file storage pool on it. I tried with a file device class and it allows only local disks. A disk devices class goes a little further, but when it tries to format the volume, there's an error. One possibility would be to create a local file storage pool and then to copy the files on the remote servers and put the file volumes in offline state, or something like that, but is there something easier ? I tried that with TSM 5.1.5 Etienne GUILLAUMONT e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] RGB Technologie Parc d'Innovation, Bâtiment PYTHAGORE 11 Rue Jean SAPIDUS 67400 ILLKIRCH Tél : 03 90 40 60 60 Fax : 03 90 40 60 61 ********************************************************************** This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company **********************************************************************