I heard this is a great class to take.  If anybody has taken this please
elaborate a little.


                    Course Code:  TS520

                    Tivoli Storage Manager 4.1 Advanced Administration




                       Table of Contents:

                            Overview
                            Who Should Take This Course
                            What You Are Taught
                            Topics Include
                            Prerequisites

                       Duration:   4 Days
                       Delivery Method:   Classroom  (Hands-on Lab)
                       Skill Level:   Advanced
                       Audience Type:   Public/Private
                       Language:   English
                       Tuition:   $1995

                       Overview:

                       Learn to configure the Tivoli Storage Manager
database and recovery log for optimum performance and availability.
                       Develop the skills to run client and server trace
functions, write and execute server scripts, and recover corrupted
                       storage pool volumes. Learn to recover a
destroyed
Tivoli Storage Manager database and a database volume. Run
                       the Tivoli Storage Manager audit volume command
against primary storage pool volumes to determine if any of the
                       volumes are corrupted, then recover both a
corrupted
storage pool volume, as well as an entire primary storage
                       pool.

                       Get in-depth administration training for Tivoli
Storage Manager 4.1. This course is the follow-on to:

                            Tivoli Storage Manager 4.1 Administration
(TS51A)

                       Learn about key product enhancements for Tivoli
Storage Manager 4.1, such as integration with:

                            Tivoli Data Protection Agents
                            Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager
                            Tivoli Space Manager
                            Tivoli SANergy File Sharing
                            Tivoli Removable Media Manager
                            Tivoli Decision Support

                       IACET Continuing Education Units: 3.2

                       Who Should Take This Course:

                       System administrators, technical consultants, and
implementers who require in-depth knowledge of Tivoli Storage
                       Manager administration.

                       What You Are Taught:

                            Configure and administer Tivoli Storage
Manager's enterprise administration environment
                            Configure and administer Tivoli Storage
Manager's server-to-server virtual volumes environment
                            Perform both client and server trace
functions
                            Recover the Tivoli Storage Manager database,
or
a single Tivoli Storage Manager database volume
                            Recover a Tivoli Storage Manager primary
storage pool, or a single Tivoli Storage Manager primary storage
                            pool volume
                            Write and execute server scripts
                            Change key Tivoli Storage Manager
performance
parameters to their recommended values
                            Evaluate the need for products that
integrate
with Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager,
                            Tivoli Space Manager, Tivoli SANergy File
Sharing, Tivoli Data Protection agents, Tivoli Decision Support,
                            Tivoli Removable Media Manager, and EMC
Symetrics Timefinder

                       Topics Include:

                            Basics of Tivoli Storage Manager 4.1
                            High-level operational management
                            Mirror and storage pool volume determination
                            Working with tape libraries
                            Network capacity planning
                            Performance tuning
                            Problem determination and trace function
                            Tivoli Storage Manager reporting
                            Server-to-server virtual volumes
                            Day-to-day operations
                            Enterprise administration
                            Integration with Tivoli Storage Manager

                       Prerequisites:

                       You should complete:

                            Tivoli Storage Manager 4.1 Administration
(TS51A)

                       or have completed its previous versions:

                            ADSM Version 3 Implementation (SS50A) or
                            Tivoli Storage Manager 3.7 Implementation
(SS50B)

                       or have equivalent Tivoli Storage Manager
implementation knowledge and skills.



Bud Brown
Information Services
Systems Administrator