This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides details of changes, updates, and new functions in IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 5.4, and Version 5.5. We cover all the new functions of Tivoli Storage Manager that have become available since the publication of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3 Technical Guide, SG24-6638.

This book is for customers, consultants, IBM Business Partners, and IBM and Tivoli staff who are familiar with earlier releases of Tivoli Storage Manager and who want to understand what is new in Version 5.4 and Version 5.5. Hence, since we target an experienced audience, we use certain shortcuts to commands and concepts of Tivoli Storage Manager. If you want to learn more about Tivoli Storage Manager functionality, see IBM Tivoli Storage Management Concepts, SG24-4877, and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation Guide, SG24-5416.

This publication should be used in conjunction with the manuals and readme files provided with the products and is not intended to replace any information contained therein.

Part 1. Introduction to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Chapter 1. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager overview

Chapter 2. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for products

Part 2. Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3.x enhancements

Chapter 3. Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3.x server enhancements

Chapter 4. Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3.x client enhancements

Chapter 5. Complementary products: Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files

Part 3. Tivoli Storage Manager V5.4 server enhancements

Chapter 6. Version 5.4 server supported environments

Chapter 7. Active-data pools

Chapter 8. Data shredding for disk storage pools

Chapter 9. Tape data encryption

Chapter 10. NDMP

Chapter 11. Backup sets

Chapter 12. Administration Center

Chapter 13. QUERY DIRSPACE command

Part 4. Tivoli Storage Manager V5.4 client enhancements

Chapter 14. Version 5.4 client supported environments

Chapter 15. Backup-archive client memory management

Chapter 16. HSM for Windows V5.4

Chapter 17. VMware backup with Tivoli Storage Manager V5.4

Part 5. Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 server enhancements

Chapter 18. Version 5.5 server supported environments

Chapter 19. IMPORT and EXPORT commands

Chapter 20. Other server enhancements

Part 6. Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 client enhancements

Chapter 21. Version 5.5 client supported environments

Chapter 22. Client security enhancements

Chapter 23. HSM for Windows V5.5

Chapter 24. VMware consolidated backup with Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5

Chapter 25. System state and system service

Appendix A. Sample script for fullvm backup with Tivoli Storage Manager