IBM Tivoli

TS113G: IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.3

Installation and Configuration


             Recommended Duration: 2 Days
Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: $2,800 (b/GST)

Learn to install and perform an initial configuration of Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2. This course covers installation on a single virtual machine. During configuration, you add hardware and deploy a storage resource agent to a remote physical system.


Audience


This is an intermediate-level course for individuals who are involved in the planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading of IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.


Prerequisites


Before taking this course, make sure that you understand storage virtualization, SAN management and zoning.

Course Agenda


Navigate the components of IBM Spectrum Control
Install Spectrum Control
Initially configure Spectrum Control


Course Overview


Day 1

  • Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Spectrum Control
  • Unit 2: Installation of Spectrum Control
  • Unit 3: How to configure IBM Spectrum Control.
  • Exercise 1: Preparing files for installation
  • Exercise 2: Installing and configuring IBM DB2
  • Exercise 3: Installing the Spectrum Control server
  • Exercise 4: Installing Cognos advanced reporting prerequisites
  • Exercise 5: Installing Cognos Reporting for Spectrum Control

Day 2

  • Exercise 6: Verifying installation and first steps
  • Exercise 7: Monitoring a remote server
  • Exercise 8: Adding a CIM agent to monitor the host SAN switch
  • Exercise 9: Monitoring a storage virtualization server
  • Exercise 10: Monitoring HBA ports of an agentless server
  • Exercise 11: Deploying a remote storage resource agent (SRA)
  • Exercise 12: Monitoring back-end storage devices
  • Exercise 13: Configuring alert disposition
  • Exercise 14: Examining fabric and zone configuration
  • Exercise 15: Adding a hypervisor
  • Exercise 16: Assigning user roles in Spectrum Control

Advancement