Administrator's Guide

Chapter 2. Administrator Tasks

This chapter provides a brief overview of the tasks that ADSM administrators can do. It also points to the sections in this publication that present the details of those tasks and the concepts you need to understand to complete them. The tasks are in the order in which they appear in the chapters of this book:

• Configuring and Managing Server Storage
  • Using magnetic disk devices with ADSM
  • Storing data on another ADSM server
  • Using removable media devices with ADSM
  • Managing removable media operations
  • Defining drives and libraries
  • Defining device classes
  • Managing storage pools
  • Managing storage volumes

• Managing Client Operations
  • Managing ADSM clients
  • Managing client data using ADSM policies
  • Automating client operations

• Maintaining the Server
  • Managing server operations
  • Automating server operations
  • Managing the database and recovery log
  • Monitoring the ADSM server
  • Licensing your ADSM system
  • Exporting and importing data

• Protecting the Server
  • Protecting and recovering your data
  • Using Disaster Recovery Manager