Backup

ExaGrid monitoring will be supported since XorMon NG v1.8.0
Anyone willing to test it? Contact us at support@xorux.com.
Veritas NetBackup monitoring will be supported since XorMon NG v1.7.0
Anyone willing to test it? Contact us at support@xorux.com.
IBM Storage Protect (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)) monitoring will be supported since XorMon NG v1.7.0
Anyone willing to test it? Contact us at support@xorux.com.

Data is collected from the IBM Storage Protect (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)) database on the TSM server via Operator role.
There must be enabled ssh access to the TSM server.

TSM prerequisites

  • Install TSM client and configure it
    Open network from the XorMon NG server to the TSM server port 22 TCP (ssh)
    Stanza/servername can be configured in dsm.sys www.ibm.com/docs/en/tsmferp/7.1.3.0?topic=files-client-system-options-file-sample-dsmsys

    Example dsm.sys:
    SErvername  TSM-server01
      COMMmethod         TCPip
      TCPPort            1500
      TCPServeraddress   192.168.1.1
    
  • Create user xormon with "operator" role
    login as administrator into dsmadmc
    dsmadmc -se=TSM-server01 -id=admin -pass=<password>
    
    TSM-server01 > REGister Admin <admin_name> <password> PASSExp=9999 CONtact=“XorMon user“
    TSM-server01 > Grant AUTHority <admin_name> CLasses=Operator
    

XorMon NG storage configuration

  • Add storage into configuration from the UI:
    Settings icon ➡ Device ➡ Backup ➡ New ➡ Vendor:device ➡ IBM ➡ Spectrum Protect (TSM)
    IBM Spectrum Protect TSM monitoring

  • Run "Test" for configured storage device, it must show "OK"

  • Wait about 1 hour, then reload the web browser, you should see it in XorMon NG UI