IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Versions 5.4 and 5.5 Technical Guide

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Figure 7-2 Data flow with ACTIVEDESTINATION option

7.1.3 Writing data to an ADP

Similarly to copy storage pools, Tivoli Storage Manager provides two ways to write data to an

ADP:

򐂰 Implicitly, using simultaneous write during client backup into an ADP

򐂰 Explicitly and asynchronously, using the COPY ACTIVEDATA command

Simultaneous write during client backup into an ADP

To write data from eligible nodes to an ADP during a client backup session, use the

ACTIVEDATAPOOLS parameter on the DEFINE STGPOOL or UPDATE STGPOOL

commands. This parameter defines a list of ADPs to be simultaneously written to during a

client backup ...