Re: [ADSM-L] A few questions about managing multiple Spectrum Protect se

Hello Stefan,

I've been wanting to do the exact same thing myself but haven't tried it because I thought that the documentation for the OC stated it was not possible. Your email prompted me to look again and now I can't find anything to indicate it isn't possible.

As I understand it, adding a server into the OC does the following:
- defines the spoke server on the hub server just like doing a server-server communication setup for config or virtual volumes
- defines an administrative account on the hub server to perform commands for the OC
- this account is unique to each hub server, which means you can potentially have more than one account running on a spoke
- sets server alerts and triggers on the spoke based on the hub config

The issue I can see is that if the OC settings and alerts for a spoke are stored on the spoke, rather than on the hub, conflicts will arise between the hub server in your central location and the OC running on the spoke. Both will attempt to set certain flags and override each other based on the whichever one did the last operation. This could get confusing. If, however, things like 'At Risk' settings and the like are stored within the hub server itself, there should be no conflicts.

I decided to give it whirl and added one of my satellite TSM servers to my head office OC about ten minutes ago.

I'll let you know how it goes.
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Matthew McGeary
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PotashCorp
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From: Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: 09/09/2015 06:42 AM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] A few questions about managing multiple Spectrum Protect servers with the Operations Center
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

Hi David, thanks for your reply. >I believe that the OC will want to create a named account (default name) on each TSM server it monitors (it's ok to say TSM, I'm not IBM). This password would need to be the same across all the TSM servers. I think that's going to be the problem for you but I could be wrong. But the admin picks the name. Couldn't I create one account for the HQ OC instance that connects to all the servers and one account per branch office that connects only to the local branch office instance? I don't know why that would not work. On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Nixon, Charles D. (David) < cdnixon AT carilionclinic DOT org> wrote: > I believe that the OC will want to create a named account (default name) > on each TSM server it monitors (it's ok to say TSM, I'm not IBM). This > password would need to be the same across all the TSM servers. I think > that's going to be the problem for you but I could be wrong. > > --------------------------------------------------- > David Nixon > System Programmer II, Enterprise Storage Team > Carilion Clinic | 451 Kimball Avenue | Roanoke, VA 24016 > 540.224.3903 (Work) > 540.525.8000 (Mobile) > > ________________________________________ > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] on behalf of Stefan > Folkerts [stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM] > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 6:03 AM > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] A few questions about managing multiple Spectrum Protect > servers with the Operations Center > > Hi all, > > I am looking into some things regarding the managing/monitoring of multiple > TSM (sorry, Spectrum Protect) servers using the Operations Center. > > I can build a test setup to look into it but that is not worth the effort > if somebody here can tell me it's not going to work. :-) > > Let's asume I have a HQ and 5 branch offices. > > I configure the branch offices to use Spectrum Protect replication to the > HQ location. > > I want the branch offices to be able to monitor and administer their local > Spectrum Protect server using a local OC setup on the BO server (version > 7.1.3) but not see the server in the HQ. > > Next I want the OC install on the Spectrum Protect server in the HQ to have > a connection with the server in HQ but also al 5 of the branch offices. > > I can use seperate Spectrum Protect admin accounts. > VPN access is all configured. > It's just about being able to connect a Spectrum Protect server to multiple > instances of the Operations Center basically and creating something that > looks like multi tiering this way. > > Any feedback is welcome, thanks in advance! > > Regards, > Stefan > > ________________________________ > > Notice: The information and attachment(s) contained in this communication > are intended for the addressee only, and may be confidential and/or legally > privileged. If you have received this communication in error, please > contact the sender immediately, and delete this communication from any > computer or network system. Any interception, review, printing, copying, > re-transmission, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action > upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is strictly prohibited by law and may subject them to criminal or > civil liability. Carilion Clinic shall not be liable for the improper > and/or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this > communication or for any delay in its receipt. >