Tivoli Storage Manager aka IBM Spectrum Protect -- RWTH Edition

Deployment of TSM software and configuration, adhering to the specifics at RWTH Aachen.

Roles

• tsm-archive, configures the software for archival purposes
• tsm-backup, configure the software for backup purposes
• tsm-client, installs software and ensures a compatible environment

tsm-client is a dependency of the other roles and does not need manual inclusion in playbooks.

Note: The backup and archive functionality are mutual exclusive.

Variables

• tsm_name, name of backup/archive node
• tsm_node, number of tsm server
• tsm_port, optional (dervied from server number)
• tsm_repo, repository containing tsm packages
• tsm_repo_pubkey, the repository's public key
• tsm_backup_domains, adds directories to backup
• tsm_backup_virtual, must include all domains which are NOT mountpoints
• tsm_backup_includes, include additional files
• tsm_backup_excludes, exclude files
• tsm_backup_include_dirs, include addtional directories
• tsm_backup_exclude_dirs, exclude directories

tsm_backup_* have defaults.