Before you install Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for UNIX and Linux review the system, application, and storage
requirements.
Review the
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager pre-installation
checklist that is attached to the technote for hardware and software
requirements for
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager.
The detailed hardware and software requirements are published as a
part of the following technote:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21427692. From this technote, select
the required software version and then select the required component
link. The hardware and software requirement page contains the pre-installation
checklist and an installation planning worksheet.
Note: The pre-installation
checklist contains the most current requirement information, use this
list to quickly validate your environment.
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager depends
on the correct setup of different subsystem components. The following
conditions are the minimum environment requirements:
- A suitable disk layout of the application on the production server
- Correctly defined storage definitions on the storage system
- Connectivity from the production server to the storage system
The installation planning sheet helps you to determine the correct
type of installation that is required for your environment. The following
areas are covered in the planning sheet:
- How to determine the configuration mode for your environment.
- How to decide the parameters and settings for the specific application
that you want to protect. The required parameters for each specific
software application and custom application are outlined in the planning
sheet.
- How to determine the parameters and settings for the specific
storage system that you use in your environment.
- What passwords are required during the installation.
Determine whether you are working with a DB2® Data Partitioning Feature (DPF) environment.
In this case, the database partitions can be distributed across multiple
hosts. Similarly, determine whether applications are distributed across
storage subsystems where volume groups are mirrored. If you plan to
back up data to Tivoli Storage
Manager,
then a backup server is required. This type of backup operation is
optional.