This section provides instructions
on how to set up your network group. IBM delivers the BRMS Network feature
with a predefined network group that is named *MEDINV. Currently
there is no way in which you can create different network groups.
You can only work with the one that is included with BRMS. *MEDINV
contains no entries for systems that participate in the network group.
Setting up the BRMS network group is simple as long as you follow
these steps.
Before you begin, make sure that you fully understand the implications
of adding and removing systems to and from the BRMS network. Some
of the planning issues you should consider are:
Ensure that you have a full backup of the QUSRBRM library on all
of the System i platforms that you plan to put in the network group.
The BRMS network setup changes some critical files in the QUSRBRM
library. If the network fails, you need to restore the QUSRBRM libraries
to their original state.
Ensure that you have the latest BRMS PTFs installed on your systems.
You should also install any dependent i5/OS PTFs
and the Licensed Internal Code.
Ensure there is no current BRMS activity (for example, backup,
recovery, or maintenance) on the systems that you plan to connect
to the network.
Ensure that your BRMS operation is error free, and that there
are no outstanding issues with the normal operations. You also need
to give some thought to volume names, media policies, containers,
and classes. You cannot have duplicate volume names within a shared
media inventory.