Networking with BRMS

This chapter provides information about how to create and manage a network of System i platforms that use BRMS. Before you begin reading, however, do note that the Network feature is required to used this function.

The primary reason for implementing a BRMS network would be to maintain a shared media inventory for the systems in the network or to share the backup history information.

In the sections that follow, the term system is used generically to refer to stand-alone System i platforms or logical partitions in System i platforms. Each system in a BRMS network must have a unique system name.

Note:

BRMS is limited to using 8-character system names. Typically this is the same name as the default local location name in the system network attributes. Any system name you use, whether using APPC or TCP/IP networking must be no longer than 8 characters. The first character of the system name must be alphabetic. The remaining characters of the system name must be alphanumeric or the underscore special character.

Beginning with V5R1M0, you can use TCP/IP to connect with other systems in the BRMS network. However, you must also configure the current system to use APPN/APPC networking if other systems in the BRMS network are not using TCP/IP when communicating with the current system. Go to the BRMS Web site to review the BRMS PTF requirements to use TCP/IP with BRMS networked system at releases V5R1M0 and V5R2M0.

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