No, you don't have to do the define machine. I think it was supposed to be a long-ago way to save information on the TSm server about what was necessary to get critical clients up and running again (and in what order), so that once you had the TSm data base restored, all your recovery instructions are there. But in practice, it's too hard to keep the info current and updated, IMHO. Easier just to put the doc in a file, and save that in a group space where everybody can keep it updated. If you know where it is, you can always restore it first thing. Or email it to yourself. Or FTP it somewhere. Or have all managers keep a paper copy in their car. Whatever. I think it's more important to keep it current, than to keep it in TSM.
________________________________ From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Bell, Charles (Chip) Sent: Wed 5/16/2007 10:47 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: 'define machine' for DRM, is it necessary? If what you see below is what I have set up for DRM, do I have to set up machines and associations for my TSM server and clients in TSM? Will this info not be brought back after mksysb and TSM DB restore (using DRM)? tsm: TSM>q drmstatus Recovery Plan Prefix: /drm/plan/tsm Plan Instructions Prefix: /drm/instruction/tsm Replacement Volume Postfix: @ Primary Storage Pools: DATABASE_MANAGE DATABASE_MIGRATE DATABASE_MIGRATE_LTO2 DATABASE_VTL_3592 EMAGEON2_MIGRATE EMAGEON_MANAGE EMAGEON_MIGRATE EXCHANGE_MIGRATE EXCHANGE_VTL_3592 INFORMIX_MANAGE INTEL_MIGRATE META_DISK META_MIGRATE SANDIRECT_MIGRATE SPACEMGPOOL UNIX_MANAGE UNIX_MIGRATE Copy Storage Pools: DATABASE_OFFSITE DATABASE_OFFSITE_LTO2 EMAGEON2_OFFSITE EMAGEON_COPY EXCHANGE_OFFSITE INTEL_OFFSITE META_OFFSITE SANDIRECT_OFFSITE UNIX_OFFSITE Not Mountable Location Name: Waiting for Courier Courier Name: Iron Mountain Vault Site Name: Iron Mountain DB Backup Series Expiration Days: 5 Day(s) Recovery Plan File Expiration Days: 14 Day(s) Check Label?: No Process FILE Device Type?: No Command File Name: God bless you!!! Chip Bell Network Engineer I IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System Birmingham, AL ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named in the address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this information in error, please notify the sender and delete this information from your computer and retain no copies of any of this information.