Server Information

Use the Server Information property page to obtain information about the server that provides backup services.

The fields that display depends on whether the product is configured for a stand-alone snapshot environment or for a Tivoli® Storage Manager environment.
Tip: References to the stand-alone snapshot environment are specific to Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager.
Node name
Specifies the name that is used to identify the client node for stand-alone backup operations or backup operations to Tivoli Storage Manager server.
TSM API version
Specifies the version of the Tivoli Storage Manager application programming interface (API).
Server name
For backups to Tivoli Storage Manager, specifies the name of the Tivoli Storage Manager server that you are connected to.

For a stand-alone configuration, Virtual Server is displayed.

Server Network Host name
Specifies the network host name for the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

For a stand-alone configuration, FLASHCOPYMANAGER is displayed.

Server type
For backups to Tivoli Storage Manager, specifies the type of operating system of the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

For a stand-alone configuration, Virtual Platform is displayed.

Server version
Specifies the version of the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Compression mode
Specifies whether compression is used during backup operations to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The possible values are Yes, No, and Client Determined.
Domain name
Specifies the policy domain that the node belongs to. A policy domain contains one or more policy sets.

For SQL systems, the domain name, policy set, and management class are listed for the Data Protection or AlwaysOn node.

Active Policy Set
Specifies the policy set that is active for the policy domain. A policy set contains one or more management class definitions.
Default Management Class
The default policy or management class that contains attributes. These attributes determine how long backup versions are stored, where backup versions are stored, and how many backup versions are retained.