Vendor and configuration parameters (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager)

The IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) software controls a fixed content device, such as IBM DR550. Use the configuration parameters to assign the attribute values for your IBM DR550 fixed content device.

For full information on these parameters, see the following documents:

Type
The list displays those fixed content device providers certified for the present release.
Vendor
This read-only field displays the fixed content device provider vendor's name.
Test Connection
When you click the Test Connection button, Enterprise Manager tries to log onto the fixed content product using the parameters entered on this page (described in the following table). It then displays a success or failure message.
Configuration Parameters (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - DR550)
Attribute Name Attribute Value
FCP Pool Idle Timeout Seconds Integer
Default=300
The number of seconds an idle connection can remain in the pool before the connection is eligible to be closed and removed from the pool. The value must be greater than or equal to zero. Values less than zero are treated as zero.
FCP Pool Preferred Size Integer
Default=5
The preferred size (number of instances) of the fixed content provider pool. Values less than zero are treated as zero.
FCP Pool Max Wait Seconds Integer
Default=5
The maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection after the FCP Pool Max In Use limit has been reached.
FCP Pool Max In Use

Integer
Default=30
The maximum number of concurrent connections to the TSM server.

This value combined across all FCD's for all CE instances, should not exceed the maximum number of connections allowed by the TSM server as specified by the MAXSESSIONS TSM Server option.

Configuration Files Share

String

The full path of the root directory that contains the configuration options files for the TSM server fixed content device. This should be a networked directory that should be shared with read/write privileges so that all Content Engine server instances in a CE server farm can access it using this exact path. The configuration option files in this directory are written to by the Content Engine server whenever various TivoliFixedContentDevice object properties are changed. This directory should be included in any backup procedures for disaster recovery purposes.

In a CE server farm, this directory must be accessible by all CE servers in the farm using this exact path.

IP Address String
The IP address or computer name of the TSM server. This property corresponds to the TCPSERVERADDRESS option in a TSM options file.
Port Integer
Default=1500
The port number of the TSM server. This property corresponds to the tcpport option in a TSM options file.
Archive Protection Flag

Boolean
Default=TRUE

This property must match the Archive Retention Protection setting on your TSM Server. It specifies whether data retention protection is enabled on the TSM server (true) or not (false). If data retention protection is enabled, an archived object cannot be deleted from the server until policy-based retention requirements for that object have been satisfied.

Compression Flag

Boolean
Default=TRUE
Specifies whether files will be compressed before they are sent to the TSM server (true) or not (false). This property corresponds to the value of the COMPression option in a TSM options file.

Compressing the data on the CE Server reduces demand on the network and on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The reduced amount of data on the TSM server continues to provide performance benefits whenever this data is moved, such as for storage pool migration and storage pool backup. However, compression may significantly reduce the performance of the CE server with an additional CPU load of 20% - 30%. For maximum performance with small data, a fast network and fast server, turn compression off.

Node Name String

The name of the TSM client node to use for connecting to the TSM server.

All Content Engine objects that are archived to the TSM server will be written and retrieved under this node name. The client node must be configured to have proper read and write access to the TSM system, and must be allowed to make multiple connections to the TSM server.

Password String (encrypted)
The password of the client node name to use for connecting to the TSM server.
Confirm Password String (encrypted)
Confirm the password. This value is not passed to the TSM server. EM only uses this field to validate the password.
Owner Name String (optional)
The owner name to use for connecting to the TSM server and for archiving and retrieving Content Engine objects. This property is included for legacy reasons and is normally left blank.
Filespace Name String
The file space name to use for archiving Content Engine objects in TSM. The file space name must begin with a forward slash (/).
Application Type String
Default="FileNetP8"
A string that identifies the CE application to the TSM server. It does not need to be unique.
Options String (optional)
A string that contains configuration options to be passed to the TSM server when connecting to it. These configuration options override the settings specified in the TSM options files. This string is not normally used and might contain P8-specific data that is not passed to the TMS server.
DSMI Directory

String (optional)
If this property is set, it indicates that a CE UNIX server (the TSM client) is connected to the TSM server and specifies the full path of the TSM client directory containing the dsm.sys file. For example, on AIX, this location is typically /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin. If this property is not set, it indicates that the CE server (the TSM client) is on a Microsoft® Windows® system.

Note: This directory should be included in any backup procedures for disaster recovery purposes.

Write Buffer Size Integer (optional)
Default=65536 (64 KB)
The buffer size, in bytes, to use when transferring content from the Content Engine server to the TSM server. A large buffer can improve communication performance but requires more memory. If most of the content being stored on the TSM server is fairly small, then 24KB is a good value to use for this property. If most of the content is large, then 256KB is a good value. Do not go above 1MB when setting this value.
Mount Wait Duration This property is not supported.