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Advantage of clustering a Storage Agent
In a clustered client environment, Storage Agents can be a local or a clustered
resource, for both backup/archive and API clients. They can be accessed, using
shared memory communication with a specific port number or TCP/IP
communication with loopback address and specific port number, or a TCP/IP
address made
highly available.
The advantage of clustering a Storage Agent, in a machine failover scenario, is
to have Tivoli Storage Manager server reacting immediately when the Storage
Agent restarts on a standby machine.
When the Tivoli Storage Manager server notices a Storage Agent restarting, it
checks for resources previously ...