Mike,
This all sounds very interesting, but for those of us whose knowledge of AD is
limited to that IBM TV commercial, and, more important, who run on AIX or some
other non-MS platform, is it relevant? Are these features for Windows servers
only?
Quoting Mike Dile <mikedile AT US.IBM DOT COM>:
> The Admin Guide Chapter 17 has a summary which is the motivation for using
> Active Directory to publish TSM information.
> Basically this allows the specification of COMMETHOD ACTIVEDIRECTORY in
> TSM Windows client client option file to perform a look-up in Active
> Directory of the mapped TSM server and communication parameters to use.
>
> "A directory service provides a place to store information about network
> resources and makes the information available to administrators and users.
> Tivoli Storage Manager uses Active Directory to publish information about
> Tivoli Storage Manager servers. This information includes:
> The serverâ??s name.
> Communication protocols.
> A list of the serverâ??s registered nodes.
>
> Tivoli Storage Manager servers running on Windows 2000 can automatically
> publish their information in Active Directory. By setting the ADREGISTER
> server option to YES, and issuing a REGISTER, RENAME, or DELETE NODE
> command, the serverâ??s list of registered nodes is updated each time the
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server is started. Administrators can publish
> information about non-Windows IBM Tivoli Storage Manager servers with the
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Active Directory Configuration Wizard in the
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Console. The Active Directory Configuration
> Wizard is also useful for adding, removing, or editing Tivoli Storage
> Manager server entries.
>
> The Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive clientâ??s Setup Wizard includes
> the capability to browse server information in the Active Directory. The
> client can use the information to determine which server to connect to and
> what communication protocol to use."
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Dile
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group
> mikedile AT us.ibm DOT com
>
Fred Johanson
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